School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.34 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
115th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.34 years
in 2024
All-time low
9.03 years
in 2001
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 12.34 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 12.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.03 years, in 2001.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 115th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.16 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.12 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.03 years | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.18 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.61 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.75 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.92 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 10.18 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 10.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 10.27 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.57 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 11.09 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.94 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.18 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 11.29 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.53 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 11.4 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.28 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.55 years | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.8 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 12.14 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 12.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.34 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.16 years | 9.16 years | 9.16 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.68 years | 9.03 years | 10.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 years | 10.57 years | 11.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.99 years | 11.55 years | 12.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 112 Cape Verde 12.64 years compare
- 113 Oman 12.58 years compare
- 114 Qatar 12.47 years compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 12.43 years compare
- 116 Panama 12.4 years compare
- 117 San Marino 12.38 years compare
- 118 Turkmenistan 12.29 years compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 12.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 years in 2001.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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