School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia is 5.77 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 5.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.91 years, in 2001.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 124th 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 MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.02 years | — |
| 2000 | 5 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.91 years | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.99 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.13 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.26 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.35 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.29 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.26 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.35 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.33 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.27 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.47 years | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 5.39 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.09 years | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 5.05 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.12 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.47 years | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 5.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.77 years | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.02 years | 5.02 years | 5.02 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2 years | 4.91 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 years | 5.05 years | 5.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.41 years | 5.12 years | 5.77 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 88.16 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 54.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 105.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 143.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 74.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia was 5.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.91 years in 2001.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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