School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.9 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) stood at 5.9 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 6.21 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.72 years, in 2006.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 75th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.73 years | 4.73 years | 4.73 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.74 years | 4.72 years | 4.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 years | 4.73 years | 6.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.93 years | 5.9 years | 5.98 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 72 United Kingdom 6.13 years compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 6.12 years compare
- 74 Gambia 6.11 years compare
- 75 Belgium 6.11 years compare
- 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.11 years compare
- 77 Greece 6.1 years compare
- 78 Guatemala 6.1 years compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 5.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 years in 2006.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 75th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release