School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total stood at 7.53 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 7.53 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.56 years, in 1998.
That places WB: Ida Total 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.56 years | — |
| 1999 | 5.63 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.79 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 5.88 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.09 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 6.28 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.49 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 6.65 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.77 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.89 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.97 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.07 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.16 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.23 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.21 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.43 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 7.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.53 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.59 years | 5.56 years | 5.63 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.46 years | 5.79 years | 6.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.26 years | 7.07 years | 7.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 years | 7.4 years | 7.53 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3482 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4369 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 7.53 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 Total?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.56 years in 1998.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida 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