School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 8.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.86 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.26 years
in 2020
All-time low
5.3 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 8.86 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 9.26 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.3 years, in 1973.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 179th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.35 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.3 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 5.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.3 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 5.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 5.41 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 5.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 5.78 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 5.99 years | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 6.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 6.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 6.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.34 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 6.25 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 6.23 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.05 years | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.93 years | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 5.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 6.14 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.44 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 6.66 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.78 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.94 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.31 years | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 7.47 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.63 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.85 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 8.14 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 8.31 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.61 years | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.85 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.95 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.05 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.94 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 9.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.11 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.86 years | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 8.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.86 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.39 years | 5.3 years | 5.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.13 years | 5.78 years | 6.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.25 years | 5.93 years | 6.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.77 years | 6.78 years | 8.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.02 years | 8.85 years | 9.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.99 years | 8.85 years | 9.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 176 Bangladesh 9.83 years compare
- 177 Tajikistan 9.76 years compare
- 178 British Virgin Islands 9.75 years compare
- 179 Ukraine 9.72 years compare
- 180 Madagascar 9.56 years compare
- 181 San Marino 9.5 years compare
- 182 Benin 9.47 years compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 8.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 years in 1973.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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