School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.74 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.74 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.68 years
in 1982
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 14.74 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 14.74 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.68 years, in 1982.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.84 years | — |
| 1976 | 8.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 9.22 years | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 9.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 9.06 years | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 8.75 years | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 8.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 8.68 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 8.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 9.05 years | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 9.27 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 9.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 9.44 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 9.22 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 9.13 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.09 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 9 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 9.27 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 9.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 9.59 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 9.77 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.89 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.09 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.29 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.47 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.7 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 10.93 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.12 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.34 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.54 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.76 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.91 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.14 years | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 13.41 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 13.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.08 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.33 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 14.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 14.74 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.07 years | 8.84 years | 9.32 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.99 years | 8.68 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.21 years | 9 years | 9.59 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.61 years | 9.77 years | 11.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2 years | 11.76 years | 13.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.48 years | 14.08 years | 14.74 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 41 Czechia 15.65 years compare
- 42 Lithuania 15.56 years compare
- 43 France 15.55 years compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 15.54 years compare
- 45 Libya 15.54 years compare
- 46 United Arab Emirates 15.48 years compare
- 47 Puerto Rico 15.47 years compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 14.74 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 14.74 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.68 years in 1982.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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