School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.36 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 12.36 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 12.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.28 years, in 2000.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 115th 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 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.75 years | 8.54 years | 9.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.78 years | 8.35 years | 9.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7 years | 8.28 years | 10.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7 years | 11.22 years | 12.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.15 years | 11.94 years | 12.36 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 112 Egypt, Arab Republic of 13 years compare
- 113 Panama 12.99 years compare
- 114 Rwanda 12.93 years compare
- 115 Seychelles 12.81 years compare
- 116 Eswatini, Kingdom of 12.73 years compare
- 117 Sri Lanka 12.66 years compare
- 118 Jamaica 12.58 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 12.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 years in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release