School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.16 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.16 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.84 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 4.16 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 4.16 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.84 years, in 1970.

That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 147th 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 55 years of available data.

School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970 to 2024.
Year years Change
1970 1.84 years
1971 1.85 years +0.8%
1972 1.95 years +5.2%
1973 1.97 years +1.2%
1974 1.97 years +0.1%
1975 2 years +1.2%
1976 2 years +0.2%
1977 2.07 years +3.3%
1978 2.08 years +0.8%
1979 2.05 years -1.7%
1980 2.12 years +3.3%
1981 2.11 years -0.6%
1982 2.12 years +0.6%
1983 2.2 years +3.7%
1984 2.2 years +0.3%
1985 2.22 years +0.9%
1986 2.21 years -0.7%
1987 2.32 years +5.3%
1988 2.37 years +1.8%
1989 2.44 years +2.9%
1990 2.52 years +3.5%
1991 2.68 years +6.4%
1992 2.85 years +6.4%
1993 2.93 years +2.8%
1994 3.02 years +3.1%
1995 3.04 years +0.6%
1996 3.05 years +0.4%
1997 3.05 years -0.1%
1998 3.05 years -0.1%
1999 3.06 years +0.5%
2000 3.04 years -0.9%
2001 3.01 years -1.0%
2002 2.98 years -1.0%
2003 2.9 years -2.5%
2004 2.92 years +0.5%
2005 2.86 years -2.2%
2006 3.03 years +6.1%
2007 3.08 years +1.5%
2008 3.12 years +1.5%
2009 3.23 years +3.5%
2010 3.29 years +1.9%
2011 3.34 years +1.4%
2012 3.45 years +3.5%
2013 3.53 years +2.3%
2014 3.56 years +0.9%
2015 3.68 years +3.2%
2016 3.82 years +3.9%
2017 3.74 years -2.2%
2018 3.87 years +3.5%
2019 3.92 years +1.2%
2020 3.97 years +1.2%
2021 3.98 years +0.3%
2022 3.99 years +0.4%
2023 4.08 years +2.1%
2024 4.16 years +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.98 years 1.84 years 2.08 years 10
1980s 2.23 years 2.11 years 2.44 years 10
1990s 2.93 years 2.52 years 3.06 years 10
2000s 3.02 years 2.86 years 3.23 years 10
2010s 3.62 years 3.29 years 3.92 years 10
2020s 4.03 years 3.97 years 4.16 years 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

  1. 144 Malaysia 4.72 years compare
  2. 145 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.68 years compare
  3. 146 Iraq 4.68 years compare
  4. 147 Trinidad and Tobago 4.65 years compare
  5. 148 French Polynesia 4.65 years compare
  6. 149 Bhutan 4.65 years compare
  7. 150 Bahamas 4.64 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 4.16 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The highest recorded value was 4.16 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.84 years in 1970.
How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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