School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 9.59 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 9.8 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.05 years, in 2006.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 9th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.22 years | — |
| 1998 | 8.17 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.17 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.11 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.05 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.14 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.12 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.23 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.58 years | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 8.96 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 9.32 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 9.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.73 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.73 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.69 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.54 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.59 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.19 years | 8.17 years | 8.22 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.15 years | 8.05 years | 8.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.44 years | 8.58 years | 9.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6 years | 9.54 years | 9.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 266,607 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 9.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.05 years in 2006.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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