School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) was 7.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 7.85 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 8.13 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.81 years, in 1997.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.81 years | — |
| 1998 | 5.92 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.06 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 6.21 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.58 years | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 6.82 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.05 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.17 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.35 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 7.46 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.65 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.71 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.92 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.98 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.95 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.95 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.85 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.89 years | 5.81 years | 5.93 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.01 years | 6.06 years | 7.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 7.76 years | 8.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.96 years | 7.85 years | 8.13 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 7.85 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.13 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 years in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release