School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 5.87 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
5.87 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
86th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6 years
in 2013
All-time low
2.75 years
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 5.87 years, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 6 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.75 years, in 1971.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 86th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.83 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.75 years | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.12 years | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 3.45 years | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 3.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.64 years | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 3.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 3.61 years | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 3.6 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.61 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 3.61 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 3.68 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 3.74 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 3.74 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.83 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.18 years | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 4.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 4.2 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 4.31 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 4.47 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.63 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 4.63 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.61 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.6 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.59 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.05 years | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 5.24 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 5.34 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.28 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.37 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.33 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.26 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.37 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.49 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.72 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.87 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.81 years | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.87 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.87 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.38 years | 2.75 years | 3.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.81 years | 3.61 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.53 years | 4.2 years | 4.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 years | 4.59 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 years | 5.49 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 years | 5.87 years | 5.87 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 5.87 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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