School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 5.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.41 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
87th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.46 years
in 2022
All-time low
3.18 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 5.41 years.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 5.46 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.18 years, in 1984.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 87th 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 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.34 years | — |
| 1976 | 3.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 3.57 years | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 3.69 years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 3.55 years | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 3.38 years | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 3.3 years | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 3.22 years | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 3.18 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 3.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.24 years | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.31 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.4 years | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 3.46 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.47 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.52 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 3.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.71 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.76 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.82 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.88 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.95 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.08 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.16 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.26 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.39 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.49 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.7 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.81 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.88 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.02 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.44 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.43 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.41 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5 years | 3.34 years | 3.69 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.32 years | 3.18 years | 3.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.65 years | 3.47 years | 3.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.17 years | 3.88 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 4.7 years | 5.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 years | 5.34 years | 5.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 5.41 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 years in 1984.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release