School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.51 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 5.51 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 5.64 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.08 years, in 1992.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.38 years | 5.31 years | 5.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.42 years | 5.39 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.24 years | 5.08 years | 5.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.44 years | 5.27 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.47 years | 5.35 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.49 years | 5.4 years | 5.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 154 Solomon Islands 5.13 years compare
- 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
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 5.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 years in 1992.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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