School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) was 12.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.3 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.3 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.65 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions is 12.3 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 12.3 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.65 years, in 1975.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.65 years | — |
| 1976 | 8.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 8.86 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 8.94 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 8.9 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 8.82 years | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 8.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 8.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 8.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 9.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 9.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.08 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 9.07 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 9.01 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 9.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 8.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 8.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.99 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 9.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 9.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 9.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 9.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 9.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 9.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 9.51 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.69 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 9.89 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.21 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.51 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 10.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.8 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.99 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.45 years | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.09 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 12.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 12.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.3 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.81 years | 8.65 years | 8.94 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.99 years | 8.82 years | 9.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.06 years | 8.99 years | 9.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.95 years | 9.3 years | 10.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.51 years | 10.8 years | 11.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.18 years | 11.99 years | 12.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 12.43 years compare
- 116 Panama 12.4 years compare
- 117 San Marino 12.38 years compare
- 118 Turkmenistan 12.29 years compare
- 119 Palestine 12.28 years compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 12.17 years compare
- 121 Saint Lucia 12.06 years compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 12.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.65 years in 1975.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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