School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.1 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
87th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.39 years
in 2019
All-time low
8.26 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 11.1 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 11.39 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.26 years, in 1971.
That places UNESCO: Sids 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.27 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 8.4 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 8.51 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 8.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 8.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 8.93 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 9.04 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 8.9 years | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 8.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 9.06 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 9.01 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 8.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 9.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 9.01 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 9.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 9.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 9.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 9.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.47 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.7 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 9.62 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.86 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.88 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.85 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.32 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 10.72 years | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.1 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 11.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.34 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.26 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 11.1 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 11.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.13 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.1 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.65 years | 8.26 years | 9.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.07 years | 8.99 years | 9.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.36 years | 9.14 years | 9.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.85 years | 9.66 years | 9.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 years | 10.32 years | 11.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.15 years | 11.1 years | 11.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 84 Kiribati 12.07 years compare
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.07 years compare
- 86 Martinique 12.07 years compare
- 87 Georgia 12.05 years compare
- 88 Andorra 12.03 years compare
- 89 North Macedonia 12.02 years compare
- 90 Austria 12.02 years compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 266,607 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 11.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 11.39 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.26 years in 1971.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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