School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 7.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 7.36 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 7.59 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.12 years, in 1999.
That places SDG: Europe 15th 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 in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.12 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.18 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7.12 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 7.38 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.36 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.59 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.53 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.48 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.47 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.45 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.36 years | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 7.36 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.12 years | 7.12 years | 7.12 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.2 years | 7.12 years | 7.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.47 years | 7.36 years | 7.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 years | 7.36 years | 7.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 20.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 20.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 24.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Europe?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Europe was 7.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.59 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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