School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.22 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
8.22 years
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.66 years
in 2012
All-time low
8.22 years
in 2023
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 8.22 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 9.66 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.22 years, in 2023.
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 131st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.56 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 8.89 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 9.1 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 8.98 years | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.86 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.01 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.16 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 9.12 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.07 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.2 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 9.13 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.21 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.65 years | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.66 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.53 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.41 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.28 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.16 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.03 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.91 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.78 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.66 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.62 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.42 years | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.22 years | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.22 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.58 years | 8.56 years | 8.61 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.05 years | 8.86 years | 9.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.26 years | 8.78 years | 9.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.43 years | 8.22 years | 8.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 128 Benin 8.58 years compare
- 129 Mauritania 8.58 years compare
- 130 Croatia 8.57 years compare
- 131 Zimbabwe 8.5 years compare
- 132 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.48 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 8.45 years compare
- 134 Comoros 8.44 years compare
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 8.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 9.66 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.22 years in 2023.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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