School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.54 years in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
8.54 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
111th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.73 years
in 2002
All-time low
8.33 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

024681999201120241999: 8.3 years2000: 8.4 years2001: 8.7 years2002: 8.7 years2003: 8.7 years2004: 8.7 years2005: 8.7 years2006: 8.7 years2007: 8.7 years2008: 8.6 years2009: 8.6 years2010: 8.6 years2011: 8.6 years2012: 8.5 years2013: 8.7 years2014: 8.7 years2015: 8.6 years2016: 8.5 years2017: 8.5 years2018: 8.6 years2019: 8.6 years2020: 8.6 years2021: 8.5 years2022: 8.5 years2023: 8.5 years2024: 8.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 8.54 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 8.73 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.33 years, in 1999.

That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 111th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 8.33 years
2000 8.35 years +0.3%
2001 8.69 years +4.1%
2002 8.73 years +0.5%
2003 8.66 years -0.8%
2004 8.65 years -0.1%
2005 8.71 years +0.6%
2006 8.69 years -0.2%
2007 8.7 years +0.2%
2008 8.65 years -0.7%
2009 8.59 years -0.7%
2010 8.64 years +0.6%
2011 8.59 years -0.5%
2012 8.54 years -0.7%
2013 8.73 years +2.2%
2014 8.7 years -0.3%
2015 8.55 years -1.7%
2016 8.53 years -0.2%
2017 8.51 years -0.2%
2018 8.55 years +0.4%
2019 8.6 years +0.6%
2020 8.59 years -0.2%
2021 8.5 years -1.0%
2022 8.54 years +0.5%
2023 8.53 years -0.1%
2024 8.54 years +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.33 years 8.33 years 8.33 years 1
2000s 8.64 years 8.35 years 8.73 years 10
2010s 8.59 years 8.51 years 8.73 years 10
2020s 8.54 years 8.5 years 8.59 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

  1. 108 Latvia 8.91 years compare
  2. 109 Malta 8.9 years compare
  3. 110 Iraq 8.9 years compare
  4. 111 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.88 years compare
  5. 112 Nicaragua 8.84 years compare
  6. 113 Cuba 8.82 years compare
  7. 114 Tajikistan 8.8 years compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 8.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 8.73 years in 2002.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.33 years in 1999.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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