School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) was 9.11 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.11 years
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.34 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.67 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 9.11 years, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 9.34 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.67 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.69 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.67 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.87 years | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 5.06 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 5.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 5.31 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 5.44 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 5.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 5.62 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 5.78 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.86 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 5.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.91 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 5.88 years | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 5.81 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 5.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.75 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.88 years | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 5.81 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.66 years | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 5.82 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 5.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 6.01 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 6.18 years | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.27 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 6.46 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 6.59 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.75 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 6.93 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.32 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 7.56 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.8 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.91 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.11 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.25 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.47 years | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 8.6 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.86 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.03 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.98 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.1 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.28 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.11 years | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2 years | 4.67 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.86 years | 5.75 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.13 years | 5.66 years | 6.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.77 years | 6.75 years | 8.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.03 years | 8.67 years | 9.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.24 years | 9.11 years | 9.34 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- 174 Cambodia 9.9 years compare
- 175 British Virgin Islands 9.78 years compare
- 176 Ukraine 9.68 years compare
- 177 San Marino 9.55 years compare
- 178 Guinea 9.46 years compare
- 179 Madagascar 9.4 years compare
- 180 Guatemala 9.2 years compare
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 9.11 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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