School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.91 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
52nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.91 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.61 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 5.91 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.61 years, in 1983.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.82 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 3.2 years | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 3.38 years | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 3.2 years | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 2.93 years | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 2.83 years | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 2.69 years | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 2.61 years | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 2.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.71 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.82 years | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 2.95 years | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 3.05 years | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.17 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.24 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.32 years | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.37 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.48 years | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.56 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.63 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.69 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.78 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.88 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.95 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.02 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.07 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.21 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 4.37 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.48 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.66 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.91 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.44 years | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.58 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.57 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.91 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.09 years | 2.82 years | 3.38 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.83 years | 2.61 years | 3.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.39 years | 3.1 years | 3.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 years | 3.78 years | 4.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 years | 4.8 years | 5.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 years | 5.73 years | 5.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 5.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 years in 1983.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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