School life expectancy, primary, male in IBRD only

IBRD only: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.64 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
5.64 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
34th
of 45 groups
All-time high
5.91 years
in 1974
All-time low
5.46 years
in 1998
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, primary, male in IBRD only, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, male in IBRD only stood at 5.64 years.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in IBRD only peaked at 5.91 years in 1974 and was at its lowest, 5.46 years, in 1998.

IBRD only ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.71 years 5.55 years 5.91 years 10
1980s 5.79 years 5.64 years 5.91 years 10
1990s 5.65 years 5.46 years 5.84 years 10
2000s 5.73 years 5.56 years 5.85 years 10
2010s 5.72 years 5.61 years 5.82 years 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 31 Vanuatu 7.13 years compare
  2. 32 Dominica 7.13 years compare
  3. 33 Fiji 7.12 years compare
  4. 34 Uganda 7.11 years compare
  5. 35 Aruba 7.1 years compare
  6. 36 South Africa 7.09 years compare
  7. 37 Saint Lucia 7.08 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, male in IBRD only?
School life expectancy, primary, male in IBRD only was 5.64 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 5.91 years in 1974.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 5.46 years in 1998.
How does IBRD only rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
IBRD only ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this IBRD only data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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