School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Only
WB: Ida Only: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Only, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Ida Only recorded 5.95 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Only peaked at 6.09 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.09 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Ida Only 62nd 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 | 3.47 years | 3.09 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.02 years | 3.95 years | 4.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 years | 3.95 years | 4.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.24 years | 4.6 years | 5.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 years | 5.79 years | 6.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 years | 5.93 years | 6.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida Only
- 59 Côte d'Ivoire 6.37 years compare
- 60 Cyprus 6.31 years compare
- 61 Tunisia 6.29 years compare
- 62 Costa Rica 6.24 years compare
- 63 Guam 6.23 years compare
- 64 Netherlands 6.23 years compare
- 65 Saudi Arabia 6.22 years compare
More education data for WB: Ida Only
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 41.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 45.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 25.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 93.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 80.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.83 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Only?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Only was 5.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Ida Only rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Only ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida 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