School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Middle income
Middle income: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 1.71 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Middle income stood at 1.71 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Middle income peaked at 1.71 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3474 years, in 1971.
That places Middle income 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (years) (School male years) in Middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3492 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3474 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3524 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3629 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3751 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3894 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3983 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3977 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4017 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4118 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.419 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.436 years | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4387 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4498 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4627 years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4704 years | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4848 years | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4957 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4843 years | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4907 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4953 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4965 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4954 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4982 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5197 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5414 years | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5776 years | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6065 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6403 years | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6789 years | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.722 years | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7748 years | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8295 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.892 years | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9384 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9715 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 years | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.11 years | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.15 years | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.22 years | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.31 years | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.37 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.53 years | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.6 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.63 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.65 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.68 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.71 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3786 years | 0.3474 years | 0.4118 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4632 years | 0.419 years | 0.4957 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.555 years | 0.4953 years | 0.6789 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9449 years | 0.722 years | 1.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 years | 1.22 years | 1.71 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Middle income?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Middle income was 1.71 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3474 years in 1971.
- How does Middle income rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Middle income ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle income 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.