School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 9.35 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
9.35 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.35 years
in 2014
All-time low
5.43 years
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 9.35 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2016.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 9.35 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.43 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 198th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.43 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.51 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 5.58 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.77 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 5.88 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 5.99 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 6.09 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 6.22 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 6.29 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 6.4 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 6.23 years | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 6.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.2 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.2 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.13 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.25 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 6.1 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.89 years | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 6.02 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.86 years | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.96 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.18 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 6.24 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.5 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 6.7 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.64 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 6.76 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.96 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 7.38 years | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 7.66 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.98 years | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.18 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.45 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 8.67 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.99 years | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 9.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.26 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.23 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.22 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.35 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.75 years | 5.43 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.23 years | 6.1 years | 6.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.18 years | 5.85 years | 6.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.01 years | 6.76 years | 9.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.26 years | 9.14 years | 9.35 years | 7 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 9.35 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.35 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release