School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.45 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.69 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.57 years
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024

024681997201020241997: 4.6 years1998: 4.8 years1999: 4.8 years2000: 5 years2001: 5.1 years2002: 5.5 years2003: 5.8 years2004: 6 years2005: 6.2 years2006: 6.5 years2007: 6.7 years2008: 7 years2009: 7.1 years2010: 7.2 years2011: 7.3 years2012: 7.3 years2013: 7.4 years2014: 7.4 years2015: 7.3 years2016: 7.4 years2017: 7.5 years2018: 7.5 years2019: 7.6 years2020: 7.7 years2021: 7.5 years2022: 7.5 years2023: 7.4 years2024: 7.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 7.45 years, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 7.69 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.57 years, in 1997.

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 198th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years) in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year years Change
1997 4.57 years
1998 4.75 years +4.1%
1999 4.76 years +0.1%
2000 4.95 years +4.1%
2001 5.15 years +3.9%
2002 5.51 years +7.1%
2003 5.79 years +5.1%
2004 6.01 years +3.9%
2005 6.24 years +3.8%
2006 6.51 years +4.3%
2007 6.71 years +3.1%
2008 7.04 years +4.9%
2009 7.13 years +1.2%
2010 7.17 years +0.6%
2011 7.26 years +1.1%
2012 7.29 years +0.4%
2013 7.35 years +0.9%
2014 7.42 years +0.8%
2015 7.34 years -1.0%
2016 7.44 years +1.4%
2017 7.51 years +0.8%
2018 7.55 years +0.5%
2019 7.62 years +1.0%
2020 7.69 years +0.9%
2021 7.49 years -2.6%
2022 7.46 years -0.3%
2023 7.44 years -0.3%
2024 7.45 years +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.69 years 4.57 years 4.76 years 3
2000s 6.1 years 4.95 years 7.13 years 10
2010s 7.4 years 7.17 years 7.62 years 10
2020s 7.5 years 7.44 years 7.69 years 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 195 Liberia 5.72 years compare
  2. 196 Mali 5.64 years compare
  3. 197 Sudan 5.51 years compare
  4. 198 Djibouti 5.06 years compare
  5. 199 Niger 4.87 years compare
  6. 200 Equatorial Guinea 4.09 years compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 7.45 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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 7.69 years in 2020.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 4.57 years in 1997.
How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Low 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release