School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Pre-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: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 7.86 years.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 7.95 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.05 years, in 1998.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 173rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.05 years | — |
| 1999 | 6.17 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 6.35 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.8 years | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 7.09 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.43 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.6 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.51 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.84 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.95 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.89 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.79 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.86 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.11 years | 6.05 years | 6.17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.19 years | 6.35 years | 7.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8 years | 7.7 years | 7.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 years | 7.79 years | 7.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 7.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 7.95 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 years in 1998.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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