School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Oecd Members stood at 16.1 years.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 16.27 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.55 years, in 2000.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 10th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.57 years | — |
| 2000 | 14.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 14.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.45 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.94 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.24 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 16.18 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.1 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.57 years | 14.57 years | 14.57 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.92 years | 14.55 years | 15.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.95 years | 15.45 years | 16.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.12 years | 16.04 years | 16.23 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 57.13 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 37.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 46.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 27.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Oecd Members?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Oecd Members was 16.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 16.27 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.55 years in 2000.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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