School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 9.69 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 9.94 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.19 years, in 2006.
That places UNESCO: Sids 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.37 years | — |
| 1998 | 8.31 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.19 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.29 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.25 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.42 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.76 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.12 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 9.47 years | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.58 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.68 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.89 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.89 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.81 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.64 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.69 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.33 years | 8.31 years | 8.37 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.3 years | 8.19 years | 8.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.59 years | 8.76 years | 9.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.71 years | 9.64 years | 9.81 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids was 9.69 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 years in 2006.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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