School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 12.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Oecd Members stood at 12.44 years.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 12.69 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.94 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Oecd Members 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.94 years | — |
| 2000 | 11.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.57 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.65 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.59 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.52 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.41 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 12.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.44 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.94 years | 11.94 years | 11.94 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.11 years | 11.94 years | 12.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.53 years | 12.28 years | 12.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.48 years | 12.41 years | 12.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
- 11 Liechtenstein 13.96 years compare
- 12 Norway 13.9 years compare
- 13 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.86 years compare
- 14 United Kingdom 13.86 years compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.86 years compare
- 16 Sweden 13.85 years compare
- 17 Finland 13.79 years compare
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2627 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Oecd Members?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Oecd Members was 12.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.94 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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