School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 5.77 years for school life expectancy, primary, male 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 SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 5.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.91 years, in 2001.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 124th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: 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 SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: 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, male 74.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 68.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: 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 SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.91 years in 2001.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in SDG: 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 SDG: 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