School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) was 9.96 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 9.96 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 9.96 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.81 years, in 1971.
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 168th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.84 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.81 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 5.01 years | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 5.21 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 5.28 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 5.47 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 5.59 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 5.66 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 5.79 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 5.96 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 6.06 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 6.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 6.1 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.23 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 6.12 years | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 6.04 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.98 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 6.11 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.04 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.89 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 6.05 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 6.05 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 6.24 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.41 years | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.5 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 6.7 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 6.84 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.01 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 7.21 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.61 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 7.86 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.11 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.25 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.48 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.66 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.89 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.08 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.17 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.4 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.5 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.59 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.72 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.96 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.36 years | 4.81 years | 5.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.08 years | 5.98 years | 6.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.37 years | 5.89 years | 6.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.12 years | 7.01 years | 9.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.62 years | 9.17 years | 9.96 years | 10 |
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More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 9.96 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 9.96 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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