School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in IBRD only
IBRD only: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 13.12 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only stood at 13.12 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in IBRD only peaked at 13.12 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.32 years, in 1970.
That places IBRD only 22nd out of 45 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 (years) (male Data) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.32 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.46 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 8.66 years | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 8.99 years | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 9.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.13 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 9.37 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 9.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 9.4 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.37 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 9.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 9.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 9.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.64 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 9.79 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 9.95 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 9.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 10.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 10.05 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 10.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 10.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 10.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 10.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 10.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 10.24 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.32 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.55 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 10.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.76 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.08 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 11.25 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 11.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.62 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.81 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.09 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 12.34 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.51 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.75 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.12 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.98 years | 8.32 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.72 years | 9.37 years | 10.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.14 years | 10.03 years | 10.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.18 years | 10.55 years | 11.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.74 years | 12.09 years | 13.12 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More gender data for IBRD only
- Labor force, female 909.15 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.59 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 117.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.53 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 129.8% (2022)
- Literacy rate, adult female 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in IBRD only?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in IBRD only was 13.12 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 13.12 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.32 years in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- IBRD only ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.