School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.58 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 5.58 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 5.6 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.07 years, in 2000.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 82nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.54 years | 4.43 years | 4.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.31 years | 4.08 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.37 years | 4.07 years | 4.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 years | 4.89 years | 5.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 years | 5.49 years | 5.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 5.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 years in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release