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
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 97 Mexico 5.84 years compare
- 98 Palau 5.83 years compare
- 99 Costa Rica 5.82 years compare
- 100 Republic of Korea 5.8 years compare
- 101 United States of America 5.77 years compare
- 102 Qatar 5.76 years compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 5.73 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 63.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
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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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February 2026 Data Release