School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 3.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 3.92 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 4.05 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.63 years, in 1999.
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 213th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.63 years | — |
| 2000 | 3.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.67 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.86 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.93 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.92 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.01 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.03 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.99 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.92 years | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 3.92 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.63 years | 3.63 years | 3.63 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.84 years | 3.63 years | 3.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 years | 3.88 years | 4.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 years | 3.92 years | 4.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 3.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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