School life expectancy, tertiary, male in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.58 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in IDA & IBRD total stood at 1.58 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.58 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3415 years, in 1971.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3424 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3415 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3463 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3557 years | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3668 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3801 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3884 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3883 years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.392 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4017 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4079 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4244 years | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4272 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4379 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4501 years | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4573 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4704 years | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4799 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4696 years | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4759 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4821 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4813 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4851 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5051 years | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5256 years | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5599 years | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5871 years | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6191 years | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6558 years | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6963 years | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7465 years | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7986 years | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8572 years | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9 years | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9329 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9699 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 years | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.16 years | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.24 years | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.29 years | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.32 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.43 years | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.49 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.52 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.58 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3703 years | 0.3415 years | 0.4017 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4501 years | 0.4079 years | 0.4799 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5381 years | 0.48 years | 0.6558 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9064 years | 0.6963 years | 1.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 years | 1.16 years | 1.58 years | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4436 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in IDA & IBRD total?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in IDA & IBRD total was 1.58 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3415 years in 1971.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.