School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.87 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 9.87 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 10.24 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.68 years, in 1971.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.71 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.68 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 6.8 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 7.03 years | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 7.03 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 7.09 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.21 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 7.04 years | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 7.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.21 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 7.32 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 7.42 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 7.63 years | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 7.82 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 7.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 7.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 7.79 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 7.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 8.03 years | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 8.09 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 8.2 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 8.35 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 8.47 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 8.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 8.48 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.45 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 8.42 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.22 years | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 8.11 years | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 8.26 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.21 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.36 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.55 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 8.96 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.11 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.31 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.29 years | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.51 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.64 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.85 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.69 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.91 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 10.24 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.11 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.91 years | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.87 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.98 years | 6.68 years | 7.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.69 years | 7.21 years | 8.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.33 years | 8.09 years | 8.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.82 years | 8.21 years | 9.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.87 years | 9.51 years | 10.24 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More education data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 9.87 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.24 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.68 years in 1971.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.