School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) was 14.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.11 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
72nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.11 years
in 2024
All-time low
9.26 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Ibrd Only, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Ibrd Only is 14.11 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 14.11 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.26 years, in 1975.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.26 years | — |
| 1976 | 9.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 9.51 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 9.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 9.5 years | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 9.4 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 9.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 9.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 9.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 9.7 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 9.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 9.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 9.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 9.85 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 9.79 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 9.76 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 9.72 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 9.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 9.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 9.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.53 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.91 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 11.31 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.49 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.82 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.05 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.72 years | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 12.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.95 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.13 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.42 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 13.9 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 13.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 14.11 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.44 years | 9.26 years | 9.6 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.64 years | 9.4 years | 9.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.82 years | 9.71 years | 10.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.82 years | 10.13 years | 11.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8 years | 11.82 years | 13.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.81 years | 13.42 years | 14.11 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 231.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 63.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Ibrd Only?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Ibrd Only was 14.11 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 14.11 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.26 years in 1975.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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