School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.17 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
9.17 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.41 years
in 2013
All-time low
9.14 years
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Oecd Members recorded 9.17 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 9.41 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.14 years, in 2022.
That places WB: Oecd Members 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.17 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.35 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.35 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.38 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.29 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.18 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.14 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 9.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.17 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.17 years | 9.17 years | 9.17 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.28 years | 9.17 years | 9.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 years | 9.35 years | 9.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.19 years | 9.14 years | 9.29 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.9041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members was 9.17 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: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 9.41 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.14 years in 2022.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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