School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, primary, male 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.
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 British Virgin Islands 5.05 years compare
- 156 Barbados 5.04 years compare
- 157 Réunion 5.04 years compare
- 158 Bangladesh 5.01 years compare
- 159 Czechia 5 years compare
- 160 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 years compare
- 161 Syrian Arab Republic 4.99 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (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