School life expectancy, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.04 years in 2020. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998β2020
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.
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
- 204 Palestine, State of 3.67 years compare
- 205 Ukraine 3.62 years compare
- 206 Djibouti 3.22 years compare
- 207 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 3.01 years compare
- 208 Moldova, Republic of 2.97 years compare
- 209 Somalia 0.912 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.48 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release