School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.79 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.79 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.79 years
in 2022
All-time low
1.28 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 2.79 years, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 2.79 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.28 years, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.28 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.29 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.35 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.39 years | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.44 years | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.49 years | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.54 years | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.63 years | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.67 years | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.69 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.74 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.71 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.71 years | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.69 years | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.66 years | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.63 years | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.6 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.58 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.56 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.62 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.66 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.69 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.79 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.85 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.97 years | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.07 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.14 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.26 years | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.3 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.41 years | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.48 years | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.53 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.56 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.58 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.62 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.65 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.71 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.79 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.79 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.44 years | 1.28 years | 1.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 years | 1.6 years | 1.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 years | 1.56 years | 1.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 years | 1.72 years | 2.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 years | 2.53 years | 2.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 years | 2.74 years | 2.79 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- 202 Ethiopia 2.09 years compare
- 203 Mozambique 2.07 years compare
- 204 Burkina Faso 1.98 years compare
- 205 Chad 1.95 years compare
- 206 Uganda 1.67 years compare
- 207 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.64 years compare
- 208 Burundi 1.56 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 2.79 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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