School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 5.71 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 5.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.93 years, in 2001.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 137th 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 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.03 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.02 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.93 years | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.01 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.14 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.26 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.34 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.29 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.26 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.3 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.25 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.43 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.34 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.06 years | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.02 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.42 years | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 5.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.71 years | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.03 years | 5.03 years | 5.03 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2 years | 4.93 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.26 years | 5.02 years | 5.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 years | 5.08 years | 5.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 5.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 years in 2001.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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