School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.75 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.88 years
in 2012
All-time low
4.29 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 5.75 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 5.88 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.29 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.29 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.39 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 4.45 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 4.53 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 4.6 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 4.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 4.73 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.89 years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 5.03 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 5.12 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.21 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 5.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 5.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.27 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.21 years | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 5.12 years | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 5.07 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 5.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.01 years | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.91 years | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 4.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.87 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.96 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.99 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.09 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.18 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.39 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.73 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.86 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.87 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.84 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.75 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.76 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.78 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.77 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.7 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.75 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.59 years | 4.29 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.17 years | 5.01 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 4.87 years | 5.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.57 years | 5.23 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 years | 5.75 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 years | 5.7 years | 5.79 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 129 Suriname 5.65 years compare
- 130 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.64 years compare
- 131 French Polynesia 5.64 years compare
- 132 India 5.63 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 5.61 years compare
- 134 Maldives 5.61 years compare
- 135 Albania 5.55 years compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 5.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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