School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 5.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.45 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
156th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.59 years
in 2013
All-time low
3.02 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 5.45 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 5.59 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.02 years, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 156th 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.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.08 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.02 years | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 3.28 years | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 3.52 years | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 3.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 3.65 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 3.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 3.63 years | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 3.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.64 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.7 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.75 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.82 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 3.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.08 years | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 4.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.09 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 4.18 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.28 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.32 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.41 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.46 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.45 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.82 years | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 4.98 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.02 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.09 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.07 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.01 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.11 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.22 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.4 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.52 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.59 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.57 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.55 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.43 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.45 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.45 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.47 years | 3.02 years | 3.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.79 years | 3.63 years | 4.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 years | 4.09 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.91 years | 4.45 years | 5.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.47 years | 5.22 years | 5.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 years | 5.45 years | 5.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 5.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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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February 2026 Data Release