School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 11.99 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
11.99 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
31st
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.18 years
in 2019
All-time low
11.48 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 11.99 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 12.18 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.48 years, in 1999.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 31st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.48 years | — |
| 2000 | 11.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.62 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 11.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 11.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.72 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 11.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.88 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.15 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 12.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.14 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.18 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.18 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.07 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 12.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.99 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 11.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.99 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.48 years | 11.48 years | 11.48 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.73 years | 11.49 years | 11.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.08 years | 11.88 years | 12.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.02 years | 11.99 years | 12.07 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 28 Liechtenstein 13.32 years compare
- 29 Guadeloupe 13.3 years
- 30 Argentina 13.27 years compare
- 31 Spain 13.21 years compare
- 32 Italy 13.18 years compare
- 33 Switzerland 13.13 years compare
- 34 Niue 13.12 years compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 11.99 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.18 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.48 years in 1999.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release