School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 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 WB: Ida & Ibrd Total is 8.37 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 8.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.93 years, in 1995.
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 123rd 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 WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.93 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 6.98 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.05 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.28 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.46 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.59 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 7.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.82 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.91 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.24 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.21 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.18 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.28 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.15 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.27 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.37 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.97 years | 6.93 years | 7.05 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.59 years | 7.1 years | 7.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 years | 8.02 years | 8.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.26 years | 8.18 years | 8.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- 120 Cayman Islands 8.68 years compare
- 121 Bahrain 8.68 years compare
- 122 Canada 8.66 years compare
- 123 Egypt 8.66 years compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 8.65 years compare
- 125 Iraq 8.62 years compare
- 126 North Macedonia 8.6 years compare
More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0827 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7231 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 270.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 290.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5339 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 105.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 8.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 8.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 years in 1995.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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