School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.87 years
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.48 years
in 2012
All-time low
9.31 years
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 9.87 years.
That represents a change of down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 11.48 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.31 years, in 1984.
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.42 years | — |
| 1971 | 9.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 9.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 9.67 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 9.61 years | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 10.04 years | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 9.84 years | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 9.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 9.5 years | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 9.45 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 9.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 9.41 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 9.31 years | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 9.42 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 9.74 years | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 9.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 10.09 years | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 10.4 years | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 10.14 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 9.87 years | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 9.71 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.64 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 9.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.27 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 10.54 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 10.24 years | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 9.94 years | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 10.18 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.43 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.32 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 10.21 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.73 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 11.39 years | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 11.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.3 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.13 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.96 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 10.79 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 10.61 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.44 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.27 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.1 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 10.08 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.98 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.87 years | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.87 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.66 years | 9.42 years | 10.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.67 years | 9.31 years | 10.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.83 years | 9.64 years | 10.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.28 years | 9.94 years | 10.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.91 years | 10.27 years | 11.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 years | 9.87 years | 10.1 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 143 Palestine, State of 10.74 years compare
- 144 Dominican Republic 10.7 years compare
- 145 Ghana 10.65 years compare
- 146 Myanmar 10.63 years compare
- 147 Solomon Islands 10.59 years compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 10.58 years compare
- 149 Belarus 10.54 years compare
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 9.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.31 years in 1984.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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