School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.03 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Early-demographic dividend stood at 12.03 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 12.1 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.38 years, in 1971.
That places Early-demographic dividend 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.39 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.38 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.49 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 7.67 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 7.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 7.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 8.04 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 8.04 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8.13 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 8.3 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 8.45 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 8.61 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 8.8 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 8.98 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 9.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 9.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 9.09 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 9.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 9.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 9.17 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 9.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 9.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 9.52 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.66 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.84 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 9.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.13 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.29 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 10.43 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 10.7 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 10.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 10.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.11 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 11.37 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.61 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.58 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.76 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.92 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.1 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.08 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.01 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.03 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.76 years | 7.38 years | 8.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.87 years | 8.3 years | 9.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.39 years | 9.17 years | 9.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.24 years | 9.66 years | 10.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.76 years | 11.11 years | 12.1 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 21 Switzerland 16.51 years compare
- 22 Argentina 16.43 years compare
- 23 Chile 16.34 years compare
- 24 Malta 16.15 years compare
- 25 Lithuania 16.13 years compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.07 years compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 16.06 years compare
More gender data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 484.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1348 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 13.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 124.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.16 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 18.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 122.7% (2024)
- Literacy rate, adult female 77.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Early-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Early-demographic dividend was 12.03 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.38 years in 1971.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.