School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.68 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.68 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.69 years
in 1986
All-time low
5.56 years
in 1998
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 5.68 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 6.69 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5.56 years, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.95 years | — |
| 1974 | 5.91 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 5.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 6.02 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 5.91 years | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 5.79 years | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 5.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.79 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.91 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 6.16 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 6.29 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 6.57 years | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 6.69 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.55 years | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 6.65 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6.38 years | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 6.23 years | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 6.07 years | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 5.92 years | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 5.81 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.73 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.7 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.68 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.64 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.56 years | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.72 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.82 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.02 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.08 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.03 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.96 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.77 years | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.73 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.65 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.67 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.67 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.68 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9 years | 5.79 years | 6.02 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.3 years | 5.79 years | 6.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.81 years | 5.56 years | 6.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.75 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 years | 5.65 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 years | 5.67 years | 5.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 5.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.56 years in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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