School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 7.7 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 7.8 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.68 years, in 1995.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.77 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.68 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 6.79 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 6.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.98 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 7.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.25 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.5 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 7.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.54 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.62 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.8 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.54 years | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 7.73 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.66 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 7.76 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.7 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.83 years | 6.68 years | 6.98 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.35 years | 7.04 years | 7.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.64 years | 7.53 years | 7.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.72 years | 7.66 years | 7.76 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 7.7 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.68 years in 1995.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release