School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only is 5.84 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 5.91 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1972.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 5.12 years | 5 years | 5.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.32 years | 5.13 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.27 years | 5.2 years | 5.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.52 years | 5.28 years | 5.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 years | 5.51 years | 5.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 years | 5.54 years | 5.84 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 205.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 132.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 231.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 240.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 125.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only was 5.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1972.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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