School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.73 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
97th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.73 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.53 years
in 1977
Years of data
48
1977–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend is 10.73 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 10.73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.53 years, in 1977.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 97th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8.53 years | — |
| 1978 | 8.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 8.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 8.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 8.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 8.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 8.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 8.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 8.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 8.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 8.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.83 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 8.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 8.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 8.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 8.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.94 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.94 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.14 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 9.42 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.68 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.72 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.98 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.15 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.09 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.43 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 10.4 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.32 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.45 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 10.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.63 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.73 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.54 years | 8.53 years | 8.56 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.76 years | 8.61 years | 8.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.87 years | 8.81 years | 8.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.33 years | 8.92 years | 9.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.21 years | 9.88 years | 10.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6 years | 10.45 years | 10.73 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- 94 Suriname 11.77 years compare
- 95 Bahrain 11.76 years compare
- 96 Cape Verde 11.72 years compare
- 97 China 11.64 years compare
- 98 Timor-Leste 11.59 years compare
- 99 United States of America 11.58 years compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 11.52 years compare
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 111.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 10.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 years in 1977.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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