School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 7.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.01 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.14 years
in 2019
All-time low
6.47 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 7.01 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 7.14 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.47 years, in 1999.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.47 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.58 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.54 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.03 years | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.12 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.01 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.01 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.47 years | 6.47 years | 6.47 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.58 years | 6.48 years | 6.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.97 years | 6.7 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 years | 7.01 years | 7.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 19 Australia 7.83 years compare
- 20 Netherlands 7.75 years compare
- 21 United Kingdom 7.73 years compare
- 22 New Zealand 7.69 years compare
- 23 Albania 7.69 years compare
- 24 Bulgaria 7.64 years compare
- 25 Guadeloupe 7.58 years
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 7.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.47 years in 1999.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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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February 2026 Data Release