School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.52 years
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.65 years
in 2021
All-time low
3.11 years
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 4.52 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 4.65 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.11 years, in 1978.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.11 years | — |
| 1979 | 3.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.15 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.21 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 3.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.22 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 3.16 years | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 3.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.15 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.37 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.42 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.52 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.59 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.63 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.69 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.78 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.92 years | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.03 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.14 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.28 years | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.36 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.34 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.43 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.55 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.65 years | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.64 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.59 years | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.52 years | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.11 years | 3.11 years | 3.12 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.17 years | 3.14 years | 3.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 years | 3.15 years | 3.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 years | 3.26 years | 3.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.24 years | 3.92 years | 4.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.59 years | 4.52 years | 4.65 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 130 Barbados 5.03 years compare
- 131 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.03 years compare
- 132 Montserrat 5.02 years compare
- 133 Grenada 5.01 years compare
- 134 Timor-Leste 4.96 years compare
- 135 San Marino 4.94 years compare
- 136 Marshall Islands 4.93 years compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 4.52 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 years in 1978.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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