School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.8 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.8 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.21 years
in 1988
All-time low
5.41 years
in 1998
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 5.8 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 6.21 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.41 years, in 1998.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 110th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.67 years | — |
| 1974 | 5.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.77 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 5.68 years | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 5.58 years | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 5.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 5.71 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 5.79 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 5.89 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 6.11 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 6.2 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.11 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.21 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6.03 years | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 5.93 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 5.82 years | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.71 years | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 5.63 years | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.57 years | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.54 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.52 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.47 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.41 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 5.53 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.76 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.72 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.13 years | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 6.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.96 years | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.92 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.87 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.86 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.82 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.81 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.8 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.66 years | 5.58 years | 5.77 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.92 years | 5.56 years | 6.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.61 years | 5.41 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 years | 5.54 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9 years | 5.72 years | 6.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 years | 5.79 years | 5.83 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 5.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.41 years in 1998.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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