School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.42 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
207th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.62 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.19 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 8.42 years.
The figure is up 0.2% 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: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 8.62 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.19 years, in 1970.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 207th 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 in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.19 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.28 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 4.34 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 4.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 4.5 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 4.59 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 4.69 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 4.77 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 4.89 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 4.96 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 5.08 years | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 5.02 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.99 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 5 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.07 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.96 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.8 years | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 4.92 years | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.79 years | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.87 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.06 years | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 5.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.34 years | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 5.5 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 5.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.66 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 5.87 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.21 years | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 6.46 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 6.93 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.2 years | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.42 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.77 years | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.08 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.13 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.19 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.11 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.24 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.42 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.62 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.42 years | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.42 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.48 years | 4.19 years | 4.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.02 years | 4.96 years | 5.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 years | 4.78 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.81 years | 5.66 years | 7.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.21 years | 7.95 years | 8.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.49 years | 8.41 years | 8.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 8.42 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.62 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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