School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.68 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 5.68 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 6.09 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.09 years, in 1971.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 134th 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 | 3.21 years | 3.09 years | 3.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 years | 3.58 years | 4.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.11 years | 3.76 years | 4.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.47 years | 4.72 years | 6.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 years | 5.89 years | 6.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 years | 5.67 years | 6.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 41.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 15.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.06 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 5.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 134th out of 224 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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