School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.79 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.79 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.81 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.97 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 4.79 years.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 4.81 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.97 years, in 1983.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 122nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.02 years | — |
| 1976 | 3.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 3.2 years | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 3.3 years | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 3.21 years | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 3.09 years | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 3.04 years | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.99 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.97 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 3.02 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.11 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 3.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.14 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.31 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.34 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.46 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.53 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.64 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.69 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.77 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.85 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.94 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.99 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.12 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.22 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.44 years | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 4.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.55 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.66 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.69 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.81 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.79 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.15 years | 3.02 years | 3.3 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.05 years | 2.97 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 years | 3.15 years | 3.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 years | 3.46 years | 3.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 years | 4.12 years | 4.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.79 years | 4.74 years | 4.81 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 119 Thailand 5.33 years compare
- 120 Tuvalu 5.25 years compare
- 121 Micronesia, Federated States of 5.19 years compare
- 122 Egypt 5.14 years compare
- 123 Belize 5.13 years compare
- 124 Philippines 5.12 years compare
- 125 Cayman Islands 5.1 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 374.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 4.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 years in 1983.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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