School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
6 years
Change on year
up 5.7%
Rank
60th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6 years
in 2024
All-time low
5.04 years
in 2019
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: South Asia stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: South Asia peaked at 6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.04 years, in 2019.
WB: South Asia ranks 60th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.29 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.17 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.16 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.3 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 5.37 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.44 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.53 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.53 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.48 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.48 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.59 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.51 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.42 years | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.61 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.53 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1 years | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 5.04 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.12 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.18 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.59 years | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 5.68 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.29 years | 5.29 years | 5.29 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.39 years | 5.16 years | 5.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.42 years | 5.04 years | 5.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 years | 5.12 years | 6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: South Asia was 6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 years in 2019.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: South Asia ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release