School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: World
SDG: World: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.99 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: World, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: World stood at 1.99 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: World peaked at 1.99 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8159 years, in 1981.
SDG: World ranks 90th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8746 years | 0.8416 years | 0.9132 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8375 years | 0.8159 years | 0.853 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8832 years | 0.8428 years | 0.9164 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 years | 0.9188 years | 1.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 years | 1.4 years | 1.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 years | 1.8 years | 1.99 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 87 Dominican Republic 2.12 years compare
- 88 Indonesia 2.11 years compare
- 89 Philippines 2.07 years compare
- 90 Slovak Republic 2.06 years compare
- 91 Syrian Arab Republic 2.02 years compare
- 92 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2.01 years compare
- 93 Kuwait 2 years compare
More education data for SDG: 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, tertiary, male in SDG: World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: World was 1.99 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8159 years in 1981.
- How does SDG: World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- SDG: World ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release