School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in South Asia
South Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 11.09 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in South Asia, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in South Asia is 11.09 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in South Asia peaked at 11.42 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.01 years, in 1971.
That places South Asia 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.04 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.01 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.13 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 7.37 years | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 7.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.41 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 7.52 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 7.36 years | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 7.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 7.53 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 7.66 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 7.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 7.98 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 8.2 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 8.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 8.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 8.18 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 8.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 8.39 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 8.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 8.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 8.82 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.81 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.79 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.63 years | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.57 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.77 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.73 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.89 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.11 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 9.37 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 9.53 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 9.73 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.02 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 10.19 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.11 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.41 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.72 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.97 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.77 years | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.04 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.15 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.42 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.29 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.12 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.09 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3 years | 7.01 years | 7.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.04 years | 7.53 years | 8.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7 years | 8.46 years | 8.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.44 years | 8.73 years | 10.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 10.41 years | 11.42 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More gender data for South Asia
- Labor force, female 206.42 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.122 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 58.22 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 105.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.07 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.4% (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 512.73 million (2023)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 47.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in South Asia was 11.09 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.42 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 years in 1971.
- How does South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- South Asia ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.