School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.01 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.01 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
16.04 years
in 2017
All-time low
12.42 years
in 1979
Years of data
49
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Post-demographic dividend, 1971–2019

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Post-demographic dividend stood at 16.01 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 16.04 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.42 years, in 1979.

That places Post-demographic dividend 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Post-demographic dividend, 1971 to 2019.
Year years Change
1971 12.49 years
1972 12.56 years +0.6%
1973 12.55 years -0.1%
1974 12.56 years +0.1%
1975 12.52 years -0.3%
1976 12.59 years +0.5%
1977 12.59 years +0.0%
1978 12.53 years -0.5%
1979 12.42 years -0.9%
1980 12.75 years +2.6%
1981 12.72 years -0.2%
1982 12.9 years +1.4%
1983 12.98 years +0.6%
1984 13.09 years +0.9%
1985 13.15 years +0.5%
1986 13.32 years +1.3%
1987 13.49 years +1.2%
1988 13.64 years +1.1%
1989 13.74 years +0.7%
1990 13.77 years +0.3%
1991 13.9 years +0.9%
1992 14.06 years +1.2%
1993 14.3 years +1.7%
1994 14.51 years +1.5%
1995 14.62 years +0.8%
1996 14.76 years +0.9%
1997 14.83 years +0.5%
1998 14.88 years +0.3%
1999 14.85 years -0.2%
2000 14.84 years -0.0%
2001 14.99 years +1.0%
2002 15.04 years +0.3%
2003 15.13 years +0.6%
2004 15.15 years +0.1%
2005 15.31 years +1.1%
2006 15.31 years +0.0%
2007 15.36 years +0.3%
2008 15.44 years +0.5%
2009 15.49 years +0.4%
2010 15.58 years +0.5%
2011 15.64 years +0.4%
2012 15.67 years +0.2%
2013 15.84 years +1.1%
2014 15.88 years +0.3%
2015 15.92 years +0.2%
2016 15.99 years +0.4%
2017 16.04 years +0.3%
2018 15.99 years -0.3%
2019 16.01 years +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.54 years 12.42 years 12.59 years 9
1980s 13.18 years 12.72 years 13.74 years 10
1990s 14.45 years 13.77 years 14.88 years 10
2000s 15.21 years 14.84 years 15.49 years 10
2010s 15.86 years 15.58 years 16.04 years 10

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Australia 19.94 years compare
  2. 2 Greece 19.55 years compare
  3. 3 Ireland 19.26 years compare
  4. 4 Sweden 18.71 years compare
  5. 5 Turkey 18.7 years compare
  6. 6 Finland 18.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Post-demographic dividend?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Post-demographic dividend was 16.01 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 Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 16.04 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 12.42 years in 1979.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Post-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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.