School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 3.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.02 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
187th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.06 years
in 2021
All-time low
1.08 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 3.02 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 3.06 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.08 years, in 1970.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.08 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.12 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.14 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.13 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.15 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.21 years | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.25 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.3 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.35 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.37 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.41 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.45 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.44 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.4 years | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.4 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.47 years | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.51 years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.56 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.62 years | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.66 years | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.7 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.74 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.78 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.84 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.97 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.04 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.08 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.15 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.19 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.28 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.32 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.39 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5 years | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.57 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.63 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.69 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.78 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.83 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.94 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.05 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.03 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.02 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.16 years | 1.08 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 years | 1.35 years | 1.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 years | 1.4 years | 1.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 years | 1.9 years | 2.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 years | 2.57 years | 3.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 years | 3.02 years | 3.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 3.02 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 years in 1970.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed 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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February 2026 Data Release