School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.18 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.18 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.82 years
in 2001
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 12.18 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 12.18 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.82 years, in 2001.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 126th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.96 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.94 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.82 years | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.99 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.2 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 9.46 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 9.61 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.79 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.06 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.13 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.44 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.67 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.93 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 10.76 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.02 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.25 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.08 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.4 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 11.62 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.98 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 11.97 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.18 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.96 years | 8.96 years | 8.96 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.52 years | 8.82 years | 10.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.97 years | 10.44 years | 11.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.83 years | 11.4 years | 12.18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 123 Kenya 11.96 years compare
- 124 Liberia 11.96 years
- 125 Côte d'Ivoire 11.96 years compare
- 126 Tajikistan 11.94 years compare
- 127 British Virgin Islands 11.93 years compare
- 128 Botswana 11.89 years compare
- 129 Belize 11.89 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: South Asia was 12.18 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.18 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.82 years in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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