School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.21 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.21 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.21 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.09 years
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 10.21 years. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 10.21 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.09 years, in 1972.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.09 years | — |
| 1973 | 7.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 7.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 7.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 7.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 7.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 7.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 7.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 7.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 7.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 7.54 years | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 7.46 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 7.45 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 7.45 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 7.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 7.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 7.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 7.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 7.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 7.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 7.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7.85 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.97 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.31 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 8.51 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.7 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.89 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.21 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.5 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.87 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.8 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.58 years | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.73 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 10.04 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.21 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2 years | 7.09 years | 7.36 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.49 years | 7.43 years | 7.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.59 years | 7.42 years | 7.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.49 years | 7.83 years | 9.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.58 years | 9.21 years | 9.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 years | 9.73 years | 10.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 10.21 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.21 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.09 years in 1972.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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