School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.8 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.8 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.81 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.9441 years
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 2.8 years.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 2.81 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9441 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9441 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.9496 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9879 years | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.05 years | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.1 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 1.15 years | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.2 years | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.25 years | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.3 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.35 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.33 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.36 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.36 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.34 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.34 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.37 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.35 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.34 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.4 years | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.42 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.47 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.51 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.56 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.65 years | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.72 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.78 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9 years | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.99 years | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1 years | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 2.2 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.32 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.42 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.52 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.68 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.69 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 years | 0.9441 years | 1.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 years | 1.3 years | 1.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 years | 1.34 years | 1.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 years | 1.56 years | 2.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 years | 2.52 years | 2.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 years | 2.79 years | 2.81 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 201 Sudan 2.12 years compare
- 202 Ethiopia 2.09 years compare
- 203 Mozambique 2.07 years compare
- 204 Burkina Faso 1.98 years compare
- 205 Chad 1.95 years compare
- 206 Uganda 1.67 years compare
- 207 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.64 years compare
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.11 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 2.8 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9441 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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