School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.17 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.17 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
87th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.49 years
in 2019
All-time low
8.34 years
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids stood at 11.17 years.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 11.49 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.34 years, in 1971.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 87th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.34 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.49 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 8.62 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 8.73 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 8.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 9.06 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 9.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 9.03 years | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 9.03 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9.14 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 9.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 9.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 9.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.09 years | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 9.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 9.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 9.18 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 9.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 9.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 9.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.56 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.77 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 9.7 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9.84 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.96 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.93 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.09 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.45 years | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 10.84 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 11.21 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 11.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.34 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 11.17 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 11.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.17 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.81 years | 8.34 years | 9.17 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.17 years | 9.09 years | 9.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.41 years | 9.17 years | 9.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.95 years | 9.75 years | 10.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.25 years | 10.45 years | 11.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.23 years | 11.17 years | 11.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 84 Micronesia, Federated States of 11.96 years compare
- 85 Latvia 11.93 years compare
- 86 Kiribati 11.87 years compare
- 87 Republic of Korea 11.86 years compare
- 88 Martinique 11.86 years compare
- 89 Canada 11.86 years compare
- 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.84 years compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNESCO: Sids was 11.17 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 11.49 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.34 years in 1971.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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