School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America

SDG: Europe and Northern America: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.05 years in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
9.05 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.21 years
in 2020
All-time low
9.01 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024

02468101999201120241999: 9 years2000: 9 years2001: 9 years2002: 9.1 years2003: 9.1 years2004: 9 years2005: 9.1 years2006: 9.1 years2007: 9.1 years2008: 9.1 years2009: 9.1 years2010: 9.1 years2011: 9.1 years2012: 9.1 years2013: 9.1 years2014: 9 years2015: 9 years2016: 9.1 years2017: 9.2 years2018: 9.2 years2019: 9.1 years2020: 9.2 years2021: 9.2 years2022: 9.1 years2023: 9.1 years2024: 9.1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 9.05 years, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 9.21 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.01 years, in 1999.

That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 9.01 years
2000 9.01 years +0.0%
2001 9.01 years +0.0%
2002 9.08 years +0.7%
2003 9.1 years +0.2%
2004 9.04 years -0.6%
2005 9.12 years +0.9%
2006 9.09 years -0.3%
2007 9.11 years +0.1%
2008 9.14 years +0.3%
2009 9.13 years -0.0%
2010 9.12 years -0.2%
2011 9.08 years -0.4%
2012 9.09 years +0.1%
2013 9.07 years -0.2%
2014 9.03 years -0.5%
2015 9.04 years +0.1%
2016 9.1 years +0.7%
2017 9.16 years +0.6%
2018 9.16 years -0.0%
2019 9.13 years -0.3%
2020 9.21 years +0.9%
2021 9.16 years -0.5%
2022 9.09 years -0.8%
2023 9.05 years -0.4%
2024 9.05 years -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.01 years 9.01 years 9.01 years 1
2000s 9.08 years 9.01 years 9.14 years 10
2010s 9.1 years 9.03 years 9.16 years 10
2020s 9.11 years 9.05 years 9.21 years 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America

  1. 54 Sweden 9.72 years compare
  2. 55 Costa Rica 9.68 years compare
  3. 56 Mexico 9.68 years compare
  4. 57 Libya 9.67 years compare
  5. 58 Maldives 9.62 years compare
  6. 59 Colombia 9.58 years compare
  7. 60 Cape Verde 9.57 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 9.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 9.21 years in 2020.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.01 years in 1999.
How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release