School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.25 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
6.25 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
25th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.3 years
in 2012
All-time low
6.15 years
in 2001
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 6.25 years.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 6.3 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.15 years, in 2001.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.17 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.17 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.27 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.25 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.23 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.22 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.22 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.21 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.25 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.17 years | 6.17 years | 6.17 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.19 years | 6.15 years | 6.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.27 years | 6.22 years | 6.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.23 years | 6.21 years | 6.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 22 Timor-Leste 7.22 years compare
- 23 American Samoa 7.19 years
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 7.13 years compare
- 25 South Africa 7.12 years compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.06 years compare
- 27 Denmark 6.98 years compare
- 28 Morocco 6.98 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 6.25 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.15 years in 2001.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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