School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.78 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.78 years
in 2024
All-time low
4.26 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida 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 Total is 8.78 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 8.78 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.26 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Ida Total 185th 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: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.26 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 4.41 years | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 4.54 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 4.63 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 4.73 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 4.82 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 4.94 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 5.1 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 5.31 years | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 5.49 years | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 5.62 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 5.78 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 5.89 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 5.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.86 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 5.73 years | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 5.71 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 5.69 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.63 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5.77 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 5.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 5.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.94 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.1 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.22 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 6.31 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.47 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 6.57 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.8 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.24 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 7.56 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.76 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 7.9 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.05 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.18 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.28 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.34 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.33 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.52 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.65 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 8.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 8.78 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7 years | 4.26 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.75 years | 5.49 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 years | 5.63 years | 6.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.23 years | 6.47 years | 7.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.35 years | 8.05 years | 8.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.72 years | 8.65 years | 8.78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida Total
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 65.32 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 135.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 129.64 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 63.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 8.78 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 Total?
- The highest recorded value was 8.78 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida 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