School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.43 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.43 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.73 years
in 2007
All-time low
5.42 years
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 5.43 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.73 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.42 years, in 2022.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 157th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.61 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.61 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.69 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.66 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.64 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.58 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.58 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.49 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.45 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.42 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.43 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.61 years | 5.61 years | 5.61 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.68 years | 5.61 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 years | 5.58 years | 5.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 years | 5.42 years | 5.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 5.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 years in 2022.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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