School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.99 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
105th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.18 years
in 2021
All-time low
3.52 years
in 2001
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 4.99 years.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 5.18 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.52 years, in 2001.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 105th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.56 years | — |
| 2000 | 3.55 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.52 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.59 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.72 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.82 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.9 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.99 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.12 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.06 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.24 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.36 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.52 years | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.45 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.71 years | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.84 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.77 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.87 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.02 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.18 years | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 5.16 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.05 years | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.99 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.56 years | 3.56 years | 3.56 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.79 years | 3.52 years | 4.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 years | 4.24 years | 4.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 years | 4.99 years | 5.18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia was 4.99 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 years in 2001.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release