School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 8.35 years. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 8.35 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.93 years, in 1995.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 125th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.94 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.06 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.28 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 7.46 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.6 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.73 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.83 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.92 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.24 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.2 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.18 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.28 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.14 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.26 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.35 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.98 years | 6.93 years | 7.06 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.6 years | 7.11 years | 7.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 years | 8.02 years | 8.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 years | 8.16 years | 8.35 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 8.35 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 8.35 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 years in 1995.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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