School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.48 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: World, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: World stood at 8.48 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: World peaked at 8.48 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.54 years, in 1996.
That places UNICEF: World 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.54 years | — |
| 1997 | 7.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.77 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.86 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.99 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.1 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 8.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.22 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.26 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.44 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.42 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.34 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.39 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.33 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.32 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.33 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 8.41 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.48 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.57 years | 7.54 years | 7.62 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.98 years | 7.65 years | 8.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.35 years | 8.26 years | 8.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 years | 8.33 years | 8.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 117 United States 8.78 years compare
- 118 Ghana 8.76 years compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.74 years compare
- 120 Madagascar 8.73 years compare
- 121 Cambodia 8.72 years compare
- 122 Egypt 8.67 years compare
- 123 Qatar 8.67 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 138.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: World?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: World was 8.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.48 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 years in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- UNICEF: World ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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