School life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 4.49 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 4.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.64 years, in 1971.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 134th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.88 years | 2.64 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 years | 3.28 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.57 years | 3.48 years | 3.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 years | 3.67 years | 3.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 years | 3.94 years | 4.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 years | 4.32 years | 4.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 131 Iran 5.03 years compare
- 132 Montserrat 5.02 years compare
- 133 Grenada 5.01 years compare
- 134 Timor-Leste 4.96 years compare
- 135 San Marino 4.94 years compare
- 136 Marshall Islands 4.93 years compare
- 137 Kenya 4.92 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Member Countries was 4.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release