School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.74 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.8 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.83 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) is 5.74 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 5.8 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.83 years, in 1971.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 135th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.84 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.95 years | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 4.07 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 4.18 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 4.27 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 4.33 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 4.42 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.5 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 4.65 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 4.73 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 4.81 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 4.87 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.93 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.85 years | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 4.76 years | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 4.66 years | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 4.6 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 4.55 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.49 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 4.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.66 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.82 years | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 4.93 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.03 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.22 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.35 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.53 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.59 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.72 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.63 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.76 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.71 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.74 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2 years | 3.83 years | 4.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.74 years | 4.55 years | 4.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.69 years | 4.49 years | 4.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 years | 5.03 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 years | 5.63 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 years | 5.71 years | 5.8 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2026 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 138.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 138.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 5.74 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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