School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 15.59 years.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 15.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.94 years, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.94 years | — |
| 2000 | 11.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.37 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 12.63 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 12.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.02 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.21 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.53 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 13.78 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 13.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.54 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 14.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.64 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.81 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.01 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.16 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 15.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.42 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 15.59 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.94 years | 11.94 years | 11.94 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.77 years | 11.96 years | 13.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.52 years | 13.53 years | 15.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4 years | 15.16 years | 15.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 15.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.94 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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