School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 4.04 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 4.04 years, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 4.24 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.79 years, in 2001.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.84 years | — |
| 1999 | 3.8 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.8 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.79 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.13 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.12 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.14 years | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.1 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.15 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.24 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.15 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.13 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.12 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.07 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.05 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.04 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.82 years | 3.8 years | 3.84 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.99 years | 3.79 years | 4.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 years | 4.05 years | 4.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 years | 4.04 years | 4.04 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 612,034 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 4.04 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 years in 2001.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release