School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.12 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.29 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.79 years
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 9.12 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 9.29 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.79 years, in 1995.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 39th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.8 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 7.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 7.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.08 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 8.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.24 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.42 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 8.54 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.75 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.84 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.27 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 9.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.07 years | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.03 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.05 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.04 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.12 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9 years | 7.79 years | 8.08 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.56 years | 8.11 years | 8.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.06 years | 8.87 years | 9.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.06 years | 9.04 years | 9.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 9.12 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.29 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.79 years in 1995.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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