School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 3.98 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.98 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.37 years
in 2005
All-time low
3.98 years
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 3.98 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 4.37 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.98 years, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.13 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.2 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.31 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 4.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.34 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.32 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.25 years | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.22 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.23 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.07 years | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.02 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.01 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.98 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.03 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.02 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.98 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.98 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.13 years | 4.13 years | 4.13 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.28 years | 4.14 years | 4.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 years | 3.98 years | 4.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 years | 3.98 years | 4.07 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 208 Oman 3.74 years compare
- 209 Palestine, State of 3.67 years compare
- 210 Ukraine 3.62 years compare
- 211 Tokelau 3.44 years compare
- 212 Djibouti 3.22 years compare
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 3.01 years compare
- 214 Republic of Moldova 2.97 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,752 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 3.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 years in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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