School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 4.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.77 years
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
120th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.77 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.27 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) recorded 4.77 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 4.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.27 years, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 120th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.29 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.27 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.32 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 3.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 3.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 3.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.32 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 3.28 years | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 3.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 3.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 3.29 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 3.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.48 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.54 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.51 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.48 years | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.44 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.41 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.35 years | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.36 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.34 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.57 years | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 3.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.62 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.67 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.73 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 4.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.19 years | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.26 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.65 years | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 4.77 years | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.31 years | 3.27 years | 3.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.32 years | 3.29 years | 3.37 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 years | 3.4 years | 3.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.47 years | 3.34 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 years | 3.73 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 years | 4.45 years | 4.77 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 117 Cuba 5.46 years compare
- 118 Gibraltar 5.45 years compare
- 119 Peru 5.42 years compare
- 120 Sao Tome and Principe 5.38 years compare
- 121 Suriname 5.33 years compare
- 122 Montserrat 5.26 years compare
- 123 South Africa 5.26 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 4.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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