School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 5.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 5.49 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 5.89 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.4 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 158th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male (years) (male years) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.4 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.46 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 3.51 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 3.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.61 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 3.71 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 3.8 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 3.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.93 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 4.02 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 4.14 years | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 3.7 years | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 3.84 years | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.91 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.89 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.98 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.1 years | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 4.17 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 4.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.38 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.53 years | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.48 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.43 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.29 years | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 4.06 years | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 5.08 years | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 5.41 years | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 5.89 years | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 5.53 years | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 5.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.7 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.68 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.66 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.65 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.62 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.58 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.57 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.47 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.49 years | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +25.0% | 4.06 years | 5.08 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.64 years | 3.4 years | 3.93 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.97 years | 3.7 years | 4.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.37 years | 4.22 years | 4.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.31 years | 4.06 years | 5.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 years | 5.57 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.49 years | 5.47 years | 5.51 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 155 Brazil 5.21 years compare
- 156 Liechtenstein 5.19 years compare
- 157 France 5.16 years compare
- 158 Italy 5.16 years compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 5.13 years compare
- 160 British Virgin Islands 5.05 years compare
- 161 Barbados 5.04 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 5.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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