School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.96 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 5.96 years, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 6.12 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.49 years, in 1971.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 65th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2 years | 3.49 years | 4.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.39 years | 4.14 years | 4.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 years | 4.6 years | 5.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.34 years | 4.76 years | 5.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 years | 5.58 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 years | 5.95 years | 5.96 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 62 Tanzania 6.26 years compare
- 63 Côte d’Ivoire 6.26 years compare
- 64 Costa Rica 6.26 years compare
- 65 Netherlands, The 6.24 years compare
- 66 Cabo Verde 6.24 years compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 6.21 years compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 6.2 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 5.96 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release