School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.94 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.94 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.75 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 5.94 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 5.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.75 years, in 1984.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.09 years | — |
| 1976 | 3.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.5 years | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 3.72 years | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 3.47 years | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 3.16 years | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 3.02 years | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.86 years | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 2.76 years | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.75 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.82 years | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.93 years | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 3.03 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.14 years | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.26 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.36 years | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.42 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.47 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.58 years | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.67 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.74 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.81 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.93 years | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.11 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.2 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.33 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.46 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.6 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.75 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.91 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.65 years | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 5.75 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.67 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.63 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.6 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.94 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.38 years | 3.09 years | 3.72 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.96 years | 2.75 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 years | 3.18 years | 3.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.24 years | 3.93 years | 4.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.52 years | 4.91 years | 5.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 years | 5.78 years | 5.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 48 Martinique 6.99 years compare
- 49 Spain 6.95 years compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 6.92 years compare
- 51 Uruguay 6.86 years compare
- 52 Sri Lanka 6.85 years compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.84 years compare
- 54 Palestine, State of 6.82 years compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 46.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 5.94 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 years in 1984.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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