School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 8.43 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 8.43 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.51 years, in 2001.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 123rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.53 years | — |
| 1999 | 7.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.57 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.65 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.75 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.88 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.09 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.05 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.02 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.12 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.22 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.14 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.32 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 8.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.14 years | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.11 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.28 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.43 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.53 years | 7.53 years | 7.53 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8 years | 7.51 years | 8.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 years | 8.1 years | 8.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 years | 8.11 years | 8.43 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 111.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 8.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.43 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 years in 2001.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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