School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.07 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
191st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.07 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.74 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 5.07 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 5.07 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.74 years, in 1971.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 191st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.79 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.74 years | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.89 years | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 3.15 years | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 3.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.32 years | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 3.39 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 3.36 years | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.29 years | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 3.19 years | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.24 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 3.21 years | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 3.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.34 years | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.4 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.42 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.65 years | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 3.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 3.83 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.15 years | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 4.3 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.44 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.43 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.43 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.49 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.57 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.61 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.84 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.97 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.86 years | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.99 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.03 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.07 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.13 years | 2.74 years | 3.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4 years | 3.21 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.86 years | 3.72 years | 3.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3 years | 3.91 years | 4.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 years | 4.57 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 years | 4.99 years | 5.07 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 5.07 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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