School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries

ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 6.17 years in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6.17 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
221st
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.4 years
in 2013
All-time low
5.88 years
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020

02461998200920201998: 6 years1999: 6 years2000: 6 years2001: 5.9 years2002: 5.9 years2003: 6.1 years2004: 6.2 years2005: 6.2 years2006: 6.2 years2007: 6.1 years2008: 6.2 years2009: 6.2 years2010: 6.2 years2011: 6.2 years2012: 6.3 years2013: 6.4 years2014: 6.4 years2015: 6.3 years2016: 6.3 years2017: 6.3 years2018: 6.2 years2019: 6.2 years2020: 6.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 6.17 years, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 6.4 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.88 years, in 2002.

That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998 to 2020.
Year years Change
1998 6.02 years
1999 5.95 years -1.2%
2000 5.95 years -0.0%
2001 5.94 years -0.2%
2002 5.88 years -0.9%
2003 6.07 years +3.1%
2004 6.18 years +1.9%
2005 6.16 years -0.4%
2006 6.17 years +0.2%
2007 6.11 years -0.9%
2008 6.21 years +1.5%
2009 6.25 years +0.7%
2010 6.2 years -0.7%
2011 6.19 years -0.3%
2012 6.3 years +1.9%
2013 6.4 years +1.5%
2014 6.35 years -0.7%
2015 6.31 years -0.7%
2016 6.27 years -0.7%
2017 6.29 years +0.3%
2018 6.21 years -1.2%
2019 6.18 years -0.4%
2020 6.17 years -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.99 years 5.95 years 6.02 years 2
2000s 6.09 years 5.88 years 6.25 years 10
2010s 6.27 years 6.18 years 6.4 years 10
2020s 6.17 years 6.17 years 6.17 years 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 6.17 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The highest recorded value was 6.4 years in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 5.88 years in 2002.
How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release