School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 12.04 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
12.04 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.32 years
in 2017
All-time low
11.89 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 12.04 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 12.32 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.89 years, in 1999.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.89 years | — |
| 2000 | 11.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.01 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.07 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.05 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 12.1 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.18 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.05 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.03 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.04 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.89 years | 11.89 years | 11.89 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.03 years | 11.89 years | 12.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.23 years | 12.1 years | 12.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 years | 12.03 years | 12.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 26 Luxembourg 13.35 years compare
- 27 Niue 13.35 years compare
- 28 Albania 13.23 years compare
- 29 Italy 13.22 years compare
- 30 Germany 13.22 years compare
- 31 Switzerland 13.21 years compare
- 32 Cook Islands 13.11 years compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 12.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.32 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.89 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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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February 2026 Data Release