School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: World
WB: World: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: World, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: World is 4.96 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: World peaked at 5 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.37 years, in 1983.
That places WB: World 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.55 years | 3.43 years | 3.68 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.45 years | 3.37 years | 3.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.61 years | 3.52 years | 3.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.98 years | 3.76 years | 4.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 years | 4.36 years | 4.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 years | 4.94 years | 5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: World
More education data for WB: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: World?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: World was 4.96 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 years in 1983.
- How does WB: World rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: World ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release