School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.87 years in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970β2021
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release