School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 5.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.09 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.41 years
in 2012
All-time low
3.03 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 5.09 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 5.41 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.03 years, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.03 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.14 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 3.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 3.28 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.32 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.46 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.56 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 3.35 years | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 3.44 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.5 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 3.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.58 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 3.68 years | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.78 years | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.84 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 3.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.84 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.95 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 4.01 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.99 years | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.97 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.91 years | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.86 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.73 years | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.51 years | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 4.84 years | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 5.06 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.98 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.21 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 5.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.32 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.39 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.35 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.31 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.25 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.23 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.23 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.11 years | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.11 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.09 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.18 years | 3.03 years | 3.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.54 years | 3.35 years | 3.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 years | 3.84 years | 4.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8 years | 3.73 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3 years | 5.23 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 years | 5.09 years | 5.11 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 5.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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