School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 9.88 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 9.88 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 9.88 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.66 years, in 1970.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.66 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 4.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.84 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 5.05 years | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 5.27 years | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 5.47 years | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 5.66 years | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 5.89 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 6.06 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 6.25 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 6.11 years | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 6.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 6.08 years | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 6.03 years | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.02 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.92 years | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 6.03 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.87 years | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 5.71 years | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 5.85 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.71 years | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.86 years | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 6.07 years | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 6.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.42 years | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 6.6 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 6.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.79 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 7.09 years | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 7.58 years | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 7.87 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.22 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 8.45 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 8.74 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.01 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.37 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 9.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.64 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.72 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.82 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.77 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.88 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1 years | 4.66 years | 5.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.05 years | 5.87 years | 6.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.07 years | 5.71 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.26 years | 6.79 years | 9.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.77 years | 9.56 years | 9.88 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More gender data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force, female 161.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1675 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.8048 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4579 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.9929 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3318 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 128.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 9.88 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.88 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.66 years in 1970.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.