School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.35 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.35 years
in 2024
All-time low
5.47 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 9.35 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 9.35 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.47 years, in 1971.
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 161st 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.48 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.47 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.59 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 5.7 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5.77 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 5.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 5.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 6.07 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 6.24 years | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 6.4 years | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 6.57 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.67 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 6.83 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 6.93 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 6.9 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 6.75 years | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 6.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.75 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.74 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 6.85 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.93 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 7.01 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.11 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 7.09 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.22 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 7.31 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.43 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7.56 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 7.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8.03 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.15 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.16 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.31 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 8.48 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.61 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.75 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.92 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.85 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.99 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.32 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 9.35 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.85 years | 5.47 years | 6.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.79 years | 6.57 years | 6.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.08 years | 6.74 years | 7.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.98 years | 7.56 years | 8.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.82 years | 8.48 years | 9.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.23 years | 9.15 years | 9.35 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 158 Panama 10.34 years compare
- 159 Kyrgyzstan 10.33 years compare
- 160 Russian Federation 10.32 years compare
- 161 Afghanistan 10.32 years compare
- 162 Zimbabwe 10.23 years compare
- 163 Malaysia 10.21 years compare
- 164 Puerto Rico 10.21 years compare
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 9.35 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 9.35 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle 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