School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.46 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.46 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.14 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 10.46 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 10.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.14 years, in 1975.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.14 years | — |
| 1976 | 8.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 8.35 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 8.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 8.35 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.26 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 8.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 8.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 8.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 8.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 8.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 8.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 8.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 8.43 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 8.37 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 8.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 8.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 8.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 8.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 8.53 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.75 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.89 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.19 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.31 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.2 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.24 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.21 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.43 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 10.43 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.46 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.29 years | 8.14 years | 8.42 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.38 years | 8.26 years | 8.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4 years | 8.36 years | 8.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.09 years | 8.59 years | 9.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.12 years | 9.7 years | 10.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4 years | 10.32 years | 10.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 123 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.13 years compare
- 124 India 11.13 years compare
- 125 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.13 years compare
- 126 Naoero 11.06 years compare
- 127 Marshall Islands 11.04 years compare
- 128 Macau, China 11.01 years compare
- 129 Belize 10.98 years compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 10.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 years in 1975.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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