School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.76 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
124th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.79 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.91 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 4.76 years, measured in 2024.
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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 4.79 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.91 years, in 1983.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 124th 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.96 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 3.15 years | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.24 years | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 3.16 years | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 3.04 years | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 2.99 years | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.93 years | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.91 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.05 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.09 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.3 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.34 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.42 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.44 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.49 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.54 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.6 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.66 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.73 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.82 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.91 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.96 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.09 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.42 years | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.63 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.79 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.78 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.76 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1 years | 2.96 years | 3.24 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 3 years | 2.91 years | 3.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 years | 3.09 years | 3.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.66 years | 3.42 years | 3.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.47 years | 4.09 years | 4.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 years | 4.72 years | 4.79 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 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
- 126 South Africa 5.1 years compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 5.09 years compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 173.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 210.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1367 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 4.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.79 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 years in 1983.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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