School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) was 12.65 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.65 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
102nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.91 years
in 2019
All-time low
9.25 years
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2022
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNESCO: Sids, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 12.65 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 12.91 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.25 years, in 1971.
That places UNESCO: Sids 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.25 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.41 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 9.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 9.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 9.8 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 10.09 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 10.23 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 10.1 years | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 10.09 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 10.19 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 10.18 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 10.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 10.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 10.13 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 10.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 10.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.21 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 10.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 10.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 10.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 10.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.54 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10.75 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 10.68 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.69 years | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 11.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 12.29 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 12.61 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.61 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.68 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.91 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.79 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 12.61 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 12.65 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.79 years | 9.25 years | 10.23 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.2 years | 10.13 years | 10.26 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.42 years | 10.19 years | 10.75 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.69 years | 11.69 years | 11.69 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.6 years | 11.94 years | 12.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.68 years | 12.61 years | 12.79 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 99 China 13.02 years compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 13.02 years compare
- 101 Afghanistan 12.98 years compare
- 102 Rwanda 12.96 years compare
- 103 Aruba 12.96 years compare
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 12.92 years compare
- 105 India 12.88 years compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNESCO: Sids was 12.65 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 12.91 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.25 years in 1971.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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