School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in SDG: World
SDG: World: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 1.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.99 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
90th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.99 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.8159 years
in 1981
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: World, 1973–2024
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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8476 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.858 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8416 years | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8657 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8963 years | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8997 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9132 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.841 years | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8159 years | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8321 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8302 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8381 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.853 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8384 years | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8446 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8378 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8439 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8448 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8428 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8497 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.863 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8797 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8993 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9091 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9126 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9143 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9164 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9188 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9631 years | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.13 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.18 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.23 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.28 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.33 years | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4 years | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.48 years | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.52 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.63 years | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.69 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.74 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.86 years | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.92 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.97 years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.99 years | +0.6% |
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 |
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More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 106.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release