School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.62 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.68 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.7 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 4.62 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 4.68 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7 years, in 1974.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.7 years | — |
| 1974 | 2.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.82 years | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 2.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.88 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.06 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 3.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.21 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.31 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.46 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.51 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.57 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.7 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.88 years | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.99 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.11 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.17 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.3 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 4.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.38 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.36 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.46 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.57 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.65 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.65 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.62 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.71 years | 2.7 years | 2.75 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.82 years | 2.77 years | 2.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 years | 2.85 years | 3.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 years | 3.09 years | 3.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 years | 3.88 years | 4.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 years | 4.57 years | 4.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 124 Micronesia, Federated States of 5.24 years compare
- 125 French Polynesia 5.23 years compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 5.21 years compare
- 127 Bermuda 5.21 years compare
- 128 Gabon 5.21 years compare
- 129 Timor-Leste 5.2 years compare
- 130 Belize 5.19 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 4.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 years in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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