School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 9.78 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
9.78 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.78 years
in 2021
All-time low
5.64 years
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) stood at 9.78 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 9.78 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.64 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.67 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.64 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 5.77 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 5.89 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 6 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 6.11 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 6.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.3 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 6.47 years | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 6.67 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 6.84 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 6.96 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 7.07 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 7.25 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 7.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.12 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.89 years | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 6.84 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 6.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 6.78 years | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 6.72 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.84 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.99 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 7.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 7.22 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 7.33 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.52 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.87 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 8.04 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.3 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.42 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 8.58 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.9 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.02 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 9.16 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.27 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.46 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.41 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.38 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.78 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.07 years | 5.64 years | 6.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.99 years | 6.78 years | 7.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.04 years | 6.72 years | 7.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.26 years | 7.52 years | 8.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.39 years | 9.02 years | 9.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.77 years | 9.77 years | 9.78 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- 172 Burundi 8.02 years compare
- 173 Sierra Leone 7.61 years compare
- 174 Mali 7.56 years compare
- 175 Central African Republic 7.45 years compare
- 176 Niger 7.39 years compare
- 177 Sudan 7.32 years compare
- 178 Burkina Faso 7.29 years compare
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 9.78 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.78 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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