School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.14 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.14 years
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.31 years
in 2021
All-time low
3.6 years
in 2001
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024

02461999201120241999: 3.6 years2000: 3.6 years2001: 3.6 years2002: 3.7 years2003: 3.7 years2004: 3.8 years2005: 3.9 years2006: 4 years2007: 4.1 years2008: 4.2 years2009: 4.1 years2010: 4.3 years2011: 4.4 years2012: 4.6 years2013: 4.6 years2014: 4.8 years2015: 4.9 years2016: 5 years2017: 4.9 years2018: 5 years2019: 5 years2020: 5.1 years2021: 5.3 years2022: 5.3 years2023: 5.2 years2024: 5.1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 5.14 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 5.31 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6 years, in 2001.

That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 100th 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 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 3.62 years
2000 3.61 years -0.3%
2001 3.6 years -0.1%
2002 3.68 years +2.0%
2003 3.71 years +0.9%
2004 3.79 years +2.2%
2005 3.87 years +2.1%
2006 3.96 years +2.2%
2007 4.05 years +2.4%
2008 4.18 years +3.0%
2009 4.12 years -1.3%
2010 4.31 years +4.6%
2011 4.43 years +2.9%
2012 4.57 years +3.2%
2013 4.57 years -0.1%
2014 4.83 years +5.8%
2015 4.86 years +0.6%
2016 4.97 years +2.2%
2017 4.91 years -1.1%
2018 5.01 years +2.0%
2019 5.01 years -0.0%
2020 5.15 years +2.8%
2021 5.31 years +3.2%
2022 5.3 years -0.2%
2023 5.19 years -2.0%
2024 5.14 years -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.62 years 3.62 years 3.62 years 1
2000s 3.86 years 3.6 years 4.18 years 10
2010s 4.75 years 4.31 years 5.01 years 10
2020s 5.22 years 5.14 years 5.31 years 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 97 Mexico 5.84 years compare
  2. 98 Palau 5.83 years compare
  3. 99 Costa Rica 5.82 years compare
  4. 100 Republic of Korea 5.8 years compare
  5. 101 United States of America 5.77 years compare
  6. 102 Qatar 5.76 years compare
  7. 103 Sierra Leone 5.73 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 5.14 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 5.31 years in 2021.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6 years in 2001.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release