School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.58 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Oecd Members is 5.58 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 5.98 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.57 years, in 2022.
That places WB: Oecd Members 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.95 years | 5.95 years | 5.95 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.95 years | 5.91 years | 5.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 years | 5.74 years | 5.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 years | 5.57 years | 5.66 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 57.13 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 37.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 46.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 27.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Oecd Members?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Oecd Members was 5.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.57 years in 2022.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release