School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 0.6442 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries is 0.6442 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries peaked at 0.6442 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1143 years, in 1970.
Least developed countries ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1143 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1167 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1214 years | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1242 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.138 years | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1345 years | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1308 years | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1385 years | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1364 years | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1575 years | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1592 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1598 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1678 years | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1857 years | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.195 years | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1969 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1994 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1953 years | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1853 years | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1856 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1926 years | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1959 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1949 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1994 years | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1968 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1968 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2014 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2087 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2182 years | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2318 years | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2586 years | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2683 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2814 years | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2878 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3071 years | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3363 years | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.368 years | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4082 years | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4624 years | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5102 years | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5403 years | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5457 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5524 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5606 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5813 years | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5881 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5877 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6159 years | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6442 years | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1312 years | 0.1143 years | 0.1575 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.183 years | 0.1592 years | 0.1994 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2005 years | 0.1926 years | 0.2182 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.321 years | 0.2318 years | 0.4624 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5726 years | 0.5102 years | 0.6442 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries was 0.6442 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6442 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 years in 1970.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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
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.