School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in OECD members

OECD members: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.32 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
9.32 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
12th
of 45 groups
All-time high
9.36 years
in 2013
All-time low
8.99 years
in 1994
Years of data
28
1992–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in OECD members, 1992–2019

02468101992200520191992: 9 years1993: 9 years1994: 9 years1995: 9 years1996: 9 years1997: 9 years1998: 9.1 years1999: 9.1 years2000: 9.2 years2001: 9.2 years2002: 9.2 years2003: 9.2 years2004: 9.2 years2005: 9.3 years2006: 9.3 years2007: 9.3 years2008: 9.3 years2009: 9.3 years2010: 9.3 years2011: 9.3 years2012: 9.3 years2013: 9.4 years2014: 9.3 years2015: 9.3 years2016: 9.3 years2017: 9.4 years2018: 9.3 years2019: 9.3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in OECD members is 9.32 years, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in OECD members peaked at 9.36 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.99 years, in 1994.

OECD members ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.03 years 8.99 years 9.1 years 8
2000s 9.24 years 9.15 years 9.34 years 10
2010s 9.32 years 9.29 years 9.36 years 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 9 Togo 11.38 years compare
  2. 10 Grenada 11.3 years compare
  3. 11 Benin 11.26 years compare
  4. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 11.06 years compare
  5. 13 Sweden 11.04 years compare
  6. 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.03 years compare
  7. 15 Costa Rica 10.97 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in OECD members?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in OECD members was 9.32 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 9.36 years in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 8.99 years in 1994.
How does OECD members rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
OECD members ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD members data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.