School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.36 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.37 years
in 2022
All-time low
14.9 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) is 16.36 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 16.37 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.9 years, in 2000.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.91 years | — |
| 2000 | 14.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.03 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 15.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.26 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.45 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.44 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.79 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.15 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 16.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.33 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 16.35 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.36 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.91 years | 14.91 years | 14.91 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.31 years | 14.9 years | 15.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.04 years | 15.76 years | 16.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.32 years | 16.18 years | 16.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- 5 New Zealand 18.74 years compare
- 6 Hong Kong 18.71 years compare
- 7 Ireland 18.46 years compare
- 8 Finland 18.44 years compare
- 9 Netherlands 17.93 years compare
- 10 Fiji 17.92 years compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.86 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0554 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,120 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5906 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.5176 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 16.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.37 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9 years in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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