School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.41 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.41 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.02 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) stood at 5.41 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 5.41 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.02 years, in 1971.
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 89th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.03 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.02 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.11 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.19 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 2.27 years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 2.36 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 2.41 years | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 2.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 2.51 years | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.6 years | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 2.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.72 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.8 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.97 years | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 3 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 3 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.88 years | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.93 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.97 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.07 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.17 years | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 3.26 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.3 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.42 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.48 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.55 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.65 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.73 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.71 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.75 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.94 years | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.05 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.09 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.21 years | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.39 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.59 years | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 4.75 years | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.73 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.96 years | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.16 years | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 5.24 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.41 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.13 years | 2.02 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.71 years | 2.41 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.07 years | 2.88 years | 3.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 years | 3.42 years | 4.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 years | 4.09 years | 5.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 years | 5.27 years | 5.41 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 5.41 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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