School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 11.6 years.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 11.65 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.33 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.33 years | — |
| 2000 | 10.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.77 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 10.96 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.92 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.85 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.83 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.08 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.18 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.08 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.61 years | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 11.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.51 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.51 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.6 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.33 years | 10.33 years | 10.33 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.85 years | 10.36 years | 11.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.43 years | 11.08 years | 11.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.57 years | 11.49 years | 11.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 11.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.65 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.33 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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