School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.42 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
125th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.42 years
in 2024
All-time low
7 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 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 WB: Ida & Ibrd Total is 10.42 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 10.42 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1971.
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 125th 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 WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.02 years | — |
| 1971 | 7 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 7.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 7.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 7.35 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 7.47 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 7.61 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 7.68 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 7.62 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.54 years | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 7.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 7.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 7.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 7.73 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 7.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 7.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 7.8 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 7.75 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 7.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 7.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 7.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 8.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.15 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.56 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.73 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.88 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 9.02 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.15 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 9.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.51 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.03 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 10.15 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.12 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.17 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.35 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 10.42 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.32 years | 7 years | 7.68 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.68 years | 7.54 years | 7.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.88 years | 7.75 years | 8.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.77 years | 8.15 years | 9.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.01 years | 9.51 years | 10.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.32 years | 10.22 years | 10.42 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- 122 Colombia 11.3 years compare
- 123 Zambia 11.22 years compare
- 124 Oman 11.21 years compare
- 125 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.2 years compare
- 126 India 11.2 years compare
- 127 Saint Lucia 11.18 years compare
- 128 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.1 years compare
More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 215.63 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 270.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 290.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5339 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0827 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 105.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 10.42 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 10.42 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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