School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.48 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.48 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.56 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.47 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations stood at 8.48 years.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 8.56 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.47 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.47 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 4.58 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 4.65 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 4.79 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.88 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 5.09 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 5.37 years | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 5.72 years | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 5.96 years | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 6.23 years | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6.4 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.51 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 6.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 6.45 years | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 6.21 years | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 6.17 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 6.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.87 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 5.99 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 5.94 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5.94 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.79 years | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.89 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 6.04 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.22 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.61 years | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 6.81 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 7.11 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.3 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.49 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.44 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.58 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.68 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.84 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.04 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.17 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.36 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.22 years | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.15 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.44 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.56 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.46 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.48 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.87 years | 4.47 years | 5.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.26 years | 5.96 years | 6.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.94 years | 5.79 years | 6.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.06 years | 6.22 years | 7.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2 years | 7.84 years | 8.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.51 years | 8.46 years | 8.56 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 8.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 8.56 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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