School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) was 11.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.27 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.34 years
in 2023
All-time low
8.4 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 11.27 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 11.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.4 years, in 1971.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 146th 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 to tertiary, male (years) (male) in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.44 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.4 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 8.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8.64 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 8.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 8.91 years | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 9.08 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 9.22 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 9.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 9.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 9.48 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 9.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 9.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 9.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 9.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 9.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 9.7 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 9.63 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 9.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.35 years | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 9.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.67 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 9.5 years | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 9.69 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 9.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 9.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 10.19 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.43 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.37 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.26 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.37 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.81 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.62 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.69 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.83 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.23 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.18 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 11.27 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.86 years | 8.4 years | 9.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.65 years | 9.48 years | 9.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.62 years | 9.35 years | 9.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.18 years | 9.86 years | 10.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8 years | 10.45 years | 11.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.26 years | 11.18 years | 11.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ALECSO: Member Countries was 11.27 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release