School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.96 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
59th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.18 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.17 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 5.96 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 6.18 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.17 years, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.17 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 3.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 3.35 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 3.42 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.51 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 3.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.66 years | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 3.73 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.82 years | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 3.78 years | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.73 years | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 3.72 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.78 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.68 years | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 3.54 years | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 3.65 years | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 3.55 years | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.62 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.78 years | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 3.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.03 years | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 4.17 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.28 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 4.43 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.73 years | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 4.9 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.07 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.26 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.42 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 5.58 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 5.82 years | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.84 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.87 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.92 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.83 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.9 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.98 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.03 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.12 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.95 years | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 5.94 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.96 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.35 years | 3.17 years | 3.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.75 years | 3.68 years | 3.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.79 years | 3.54 years | 4.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 years | 4.28 years | 5.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 years | 5.83 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 years | 5.94 years | 6.18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11.44 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 5.96 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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