School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.58 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
80th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.58 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.71 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) stood at 13.58 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 13.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.71 years, in 1973.
That places ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 80th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.71 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.85 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 7.75 years | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 7.71 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 7.88 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 7.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 8.15 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 8.54 years | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 8.79 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 8.94 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 9.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 9.21 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 9.37 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 9.51 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 9.76 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 9.68 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 9.85 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 9.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 9.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.54 years | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 9.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 9.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 9.76 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 9.91 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 10.16 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10.32 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 10.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 10.49 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 10.46 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.7 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.86 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.98 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.33 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 11.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.54 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.8 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 12.08 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 12.23 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.5 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.98 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.21 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 13.27 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.58 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.01 years | 7.71 years | 8.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5 years | 8.94 years | 9.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.97 years | 9.54 years | 10.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.98 years | 10.46 years | 11.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.51 years | 11.8 years | 12.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.28 years | 13.01 years | 13.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 30.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 13.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 years in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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