School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.14 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.14 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.34 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.19 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 6.14 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 6.34 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.19 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.19 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 3.3 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 3.43 years | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 3.58 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 3.69 years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 3.82 years | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.96 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.1 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4.19 years | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 4.16 years | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 4.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 4.11 years | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.99 years | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 3.97 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 3.92 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.97 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.87 years | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 3.75 years | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 3.87 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 3.77 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.84 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 3.97 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 4 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.22 years | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 4.32 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.31 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.44 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 4.63 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.96 years | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 5.16 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.35 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.52 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.68 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.83 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.06 years | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.08 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.18 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.22 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.29 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.29 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 6.14 years | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 6.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 6.14 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.46 years | 3.19 years | 3.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.04 years | 3.87 years | 4.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 years | 3.75 years | 4.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.37 years | 4.44 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.14 years | 6.06 years | 6.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 years | 6.13 years | 6.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.11 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 6.14 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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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February 2026 Data Release