School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 3.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 3.46 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 3.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.49 years, in 1999.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.49 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.49 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.58 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.75 years | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.86 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.95 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.11 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.17 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.29 years | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.38 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.33 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.33 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.39 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.46 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.49 years | 2.49 years | 2.49 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.89 years | 2.49 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 years | 3.29 years | 3.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 years | 3.44 years | 3.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 3.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release