School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 15.4 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 15.4 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.64 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 39th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.64 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 7.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 8.06 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 8.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 8.32 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 8.55 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 8.91 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 9.06 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 8.86 years | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 8.57 years | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 8.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 8.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 8.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 8.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 9.16 years | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 9.39 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 9.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 9.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 9.49 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.35 years | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 9.29 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.25 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 9.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.55 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 9.8 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 9.91 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.21 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 10.42 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 10.6 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.87 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.16 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.44 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.65 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.91 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 12.26 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 12.46 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.76 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.98 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 13.19 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 13.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.86 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.62 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.89 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 15.1 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 15.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.4 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.29 years | 7.64 years | 9.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.01 years | 8.56 years | 9.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.52 years | 9.23 years | 10.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.55 years | 10.42 years | 12.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.72 years | 12.98 years | 14.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.04 years | 14.62 years | 15.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 15.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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