School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.69 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
130th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.33 years
in 1986
All-time low
5.21 years
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 5.69 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 6.33 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5.21 years, in 1974.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 130th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.73 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.43 years | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 5.24 years | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 5.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 5.21 years | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 5.45 years | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 5.67 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 5.6 years | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 5.47 years | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 5.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.44 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 5.54 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 5.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 5.75 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 5.88 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 6.14 years | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 6.33 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 6.24 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 6.11 years | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.99 years | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 5.87 years | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.75 years | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.65 years | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 5.6 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 5.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.53 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.71 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 5.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.83 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.92 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.09 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.07 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.05 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.06 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.97 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.77 years | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.73 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.71 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.66 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.68 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.69 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.45 years | 5.21 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.93 years | 5.44 years | 6.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.69 years | 5.53 years | 5.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.75 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 years | 5.66 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 5.68 years | 5.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 127 Cayman Islands 5.74 years compare
- 128 Kiribati 5.72 years compare
- 129 Canada 5.7 years compare
- 130 Brunei Darussalam 5.69 years compare
- 131 Lesotho 5.69 years compare
- 132 Naoero 5.66 years compare
- 133 Philippines 5.63 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5651 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 5.69 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 years in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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