School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 4.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.45 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.49 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.1 years
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 4.45 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 4.49 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1 years, in 1976.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 138th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.13 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.17 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.15 years | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.12 years | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.1 years | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.16 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.25 years | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 1.21 years | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.28 years | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.37 years | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 1.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.37 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.35 years | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.39 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.4 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.37 years | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.55 years | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 1.69 years | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 1.8 years | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.94 years | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 2.08 years | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 2.19 years | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 2.29 years | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 2.39 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 2.53 years | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 2.63 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.73 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.82 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.79 years | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.79 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.88 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.99 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.18 years | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.32 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.41 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.54 years | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.74 years | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 3.84 years | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.97 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.21 years | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.41 years | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.49 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.48 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.47 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.45 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 years | 1.1 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 years | 1.21 years | 1.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 years | 1.37 years | 2.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 years | 2.63 years | 3.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 years | 3.32 years | 4.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 years | 4.45 years | 4.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 135 Egypt 5.08 years compare
- 136 Cayman Islands 5.08 years compare
- 137 Grenada 5.06 years compare
- 138 Bhutan 5.05 years compare
- 139 Cote d'Ivoire 5 years compare
- 140 Seychelles 4.92 years compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 4.91 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 4.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 years in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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