School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.8 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions is 5.8 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 5.82 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.74 years, in 1972.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 104th of 224 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.87 years | 4.74 years | 4.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.12 years | 4.97 years | 5.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.05 years | 5.02 years | 5.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 years | 5.13 years | 5.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 years | 5.59 years | 5.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 5.62 years | 5.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 5.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 years in 1972.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 104th out of 224 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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