School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.27 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.52 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.79 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 6.27 years.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 6.52 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.79 years, in 1970.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 26th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.79 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 3.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.87 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 4.02 years | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 4.16 years | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 4.28 years | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 4.4 years | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 4.56 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.64 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.78 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 4.68 years | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 4.66 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.54 years | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 4.48 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 4.45 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.36 years | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 4.42 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 4.31 years | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.16 years | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 4.28 years | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.16 years | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.24 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.42 years | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 4.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.71 years | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 4.82 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.76 years | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.86 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.04 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.43 years | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 5.62 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.82 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.93 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.04 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 6.19 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.39 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.35 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.32 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.32 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.34 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.27 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 6.45 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.28 years | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.27 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.06 years | 3.79 years | 4.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.53 years | 4.31 years | 4.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.42 years | 4.16 years | 4.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.77 years | 4.86 years | 6.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.36 years | 6.27 years | 6.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 years | 6.27 years | 6.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 7.34 years compare
- 24 South Africa 7.3 years compare
- 25 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.25 years compare
- 26 Cameroon 7.19 years compare
- 27 East Timor 7.18 years compare
- 28 American Samoa 7.1 years compare
- 29 Vanuatu 7.1 years compare
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.9% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 25.42 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 19.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 76.42 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 6.27 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.52 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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