School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.72 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
8.72 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
98th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.85 years
in 2020
All-time low
8.21 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) is 8.72 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 8.85 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.21 years, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 98th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.21 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.46 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.65 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.5 years | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.48 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.49 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.62 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.56 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.85 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.82 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.72 years | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.72 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.21 years | 8.21 years | 8.21 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.49 years | 8.22 years | 8.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.59 years | 8.5 years | 8.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.79 years | 8.72 years | 8.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 8.72 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.85 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.21 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 98th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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