School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 7.81 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 8.15 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.28 years, in 1994.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 161st 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.28 years | — |
| 1995 | 5.43 years | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 5.49 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.74 years | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 5.97 years | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.14 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 6.32 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 6.67 years | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 6.85 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 6.98 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.18 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.44 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 7.87 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.98 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.93 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.83 years | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 7.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.79 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.81 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.65 years | 5.28 years | 5.98 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.1 years | 6.14 years | 7.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.03 years | 7.93 years | 8.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.88 years | 7.79 years | 8.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 158 Barbados 8.04 years compare
- 159 Malaysia 8 years compare
- 160 Bermuda 8 years compare
- 161 Brunei Darussalam 7.96 years compare
- 162 Bahamas 7.89 years compare
- 163 British Virgin Islands 7.88 years compare
- 164 Puerto Rico 7.85 years compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 42.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.06 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 7.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 years in 1994.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing 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