School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.68 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 5.68 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 5.68 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.94 years, in 1972.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.07 years | 4.94 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.24 years | 5.04 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.19 years | 5.11 years | 5.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.44 years | 5.17 years | 5.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.56 years | 5.32 years | 5.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 years | 5.36 years | 5.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 5.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.94 years in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release