School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.69 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 11.69 years.
The figure is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 11.69 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.86 years, in 1994.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.9 years | — |
| 1976 | 9.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 9.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 10 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 10.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 10.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 10 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 10.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 10.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 10.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 10.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 10.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 10.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 10.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 10.29 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 10.23 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 10.17 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 10.05 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 9.97 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.86 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 10 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.24 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10.59 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.82 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.74 years | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.77 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.72 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.95 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 11.15 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.09 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.49 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 11.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.59 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.69 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.96 years | 9.9 years | 10.02 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.18 years | 10 years | 10.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.05 years | 9.86 years | 10.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.72 years | 10.3 years | 10.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.44 years | 10.95 years | 11.69 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 11.69 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.69 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.86 years in 1994.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.