School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.01 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
193rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.06 years
in 2016
All-time low
3.35 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 5.01 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 5.06 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.35 years, in 1971.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.44 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.35 years | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.61 years | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 3.96 years | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 4.04 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 4.13 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 4.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 4.03 years | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 3.84 years | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 3.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 3.79 years | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 3.69 years | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 3.57 years | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.79 years | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 3.71 years | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 3.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.69 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 3.87 years | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 3.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.93 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 3.98 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.03 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.13 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.2 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.13 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.46 years | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 4.56 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.77 years | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.71 years | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.63 years | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.73 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.92 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.06 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.91 years | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 5.04 years | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.02 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.01 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.01 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.84 years | 3.35 years | 4.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.74 years | 3.57 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.12 years | 3.93 years | 4.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.54 years | 4.13 years | 4.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 years | 4.73 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 years | 5.01 years | 5.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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