School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 13.54 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 13.54 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.07 years, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 85th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4 years | 8.07 years | 8.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.74 years | 8.53 years | 8.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.08 years | 8.89 years | 9.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.31 years | 9.47 years | 11.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.22 years | 11.46 years | 12.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.23 years | 12.82 years | 13.54 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 82 Colombia 14.29 years compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.29 years compare
- 84 Belarus, Republic of 14.16 years compare
- 85 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.11 years compare
- 86 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 14.04 years compare
- 87 Marshall Islands 14.02 years compare
- 88 Ukraine 13.99 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 13.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.54 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release