School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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)
- 116 Gibraltar 5.45 years compare
- 117 Peru 5.42 years compare
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 5.38 years compare
- 119 Suriname 5.33 years compare
- 120 South Africa 5.26 years compare
- 121 Micronesia 5.24 years compare
- 122 French Polynesia 5.23 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (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