School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.8 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
109th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.84 years
in 2012
All-time low
5.23 years
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 5.8 years.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 5.84 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.23 years, in 1973.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.23 years | — |
| 1974 | 5.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 5.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 5.28 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 5.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 5.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 5.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.48 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 5.42 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 5.36 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.29 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.27 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.24 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.48 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.57 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.64 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.68 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.84 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.8 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.72 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.68 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.63 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 5.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.64 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.7 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.8 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.29 years | 5.23 years | 5.34 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.45 years | 5.31 years | 5.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.28 years | 5.24 years | 5.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.54 years | 5.31 years | 5.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.71 years | 5.61 years | 5.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 years | 5.64 years | 5.8 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 374.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 5.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.84 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 years in 1973.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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