School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.01 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 4.01 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 4.54 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.96 years, in 2017.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 208th 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.4 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.52 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.46 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.51 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.49 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.42 years | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.38 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.36 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.15 years | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.13 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.07 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.05 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.96 years | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.05 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.05 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.01 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.01 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.01 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4 years | 4.4 years | 4.4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.47 years | 4.38 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 years | 3.96 years | 4.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 years | 4.01 years | 4.05 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.61 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 4.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 years in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme 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