School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 4.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.92 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
119th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.93 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.51 years
in 1978
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 4.92 years.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 4.93 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.51 years, in 1978.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 119th 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 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.67 years | — |
| 1973 | 2.66 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.62 years | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 2.57 years | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.53 years | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.52 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.51 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 2.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.59 years | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.56 years | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.6 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.65 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.63 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 2.62 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.62 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2.61 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.56 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 2.67 years | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.75 years | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.86 years | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.95 years | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.02 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.09 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.15 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.25 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.33 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.44 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.54 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.53 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.62 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.59 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.76 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.89 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.94 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.06 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 4.23 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.33 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.45 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.65 years | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.86 years | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.92 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.58 years | 2.51 years | 2.67 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.62 years | 2.56 years | 2.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.91 years | 2.56 years | 3.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 years | 3.33 years | 3.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4 years | 3.89 years | 4.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.92 years | 4.9 years | 4.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 4.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 years in 1978.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release