School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.74 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.74 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.78 years
in 2012
All-time low
5.28 years
in 1998
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 5.74 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.78 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.28 years, in 1998.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.3 years | — |
| 1974 | 5.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 5.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 5.37 years | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 5.34 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 5.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 5.52 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.58 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.64 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 5.52 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 5.47 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5.43 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 5.39 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 5.37 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.35 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.32 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.31 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.28 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.39 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.47 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.64 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.59 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.58 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.78 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.75 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.64 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.62 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.63 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.51 years | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.48 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.63 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 5.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.74 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.35 years | 5.3 years | 5.41 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.53 years | 5.36 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 years | 5.28 years | 5.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.52 years | 5.35 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.63 years | 5.48 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 years | 5.51 years | 5.74 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 130 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.64 years compare
- 131 French Polynesia 5.64 years compare
- 132 India 5.63 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 5.61 years compare
- 134 Maldives 5.61 years compare
- 135 Albania 5.55 years compare
- 136 Bermuda 5.55 years compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 5.74 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 years in 1998.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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