School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, male was 4 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 4 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 4.57 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.94 years, in 2017.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 210th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.42 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.5 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.49 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.57 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.55 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.46 years | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.42 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.4 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.16 years | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 4.13 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.05 years | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.03 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.94 years | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.98 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.03 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.03 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.02 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.42 years | 4.42 years | 4.42 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5 years | 4.42 years | 4.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 years | 3.94 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 years | 3.99 years | 4.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 years in 2017.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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