School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 5.75 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 5.75 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9 years, in 2001.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 130th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.02 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.01 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.9 years | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.98 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.13 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.25 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.33 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.41 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.36 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.31 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.28 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.36 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.29 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.25 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.44 years | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.36 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.05 years | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 5.01 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.07 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.44 years | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 5.5 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.75 years | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.02 years | 5.02 years | 5.02 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2 years | 4.9 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.26 years | 5.01 years | 5.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 years | 5.07 years | 5.75 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 127 Brunei Darussalam 5.68 years compare
- 128 Gambia 5.65 years compare
- 129 Suriname 5.65 years compare
- 130 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.64 years compare
- 131 French Polynesia 5.64 years
- 132 India 5.63 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 5.61 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: South Asia was 5.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 years in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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