School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.66 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total is 5.66 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 5.68 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.08 years, in 1970.
WB: Ida Total ranks 135th of 221 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 | 3.47 years | 3.08 years | 4.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 years | 4.09 years | 4.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.25 years | 4.05 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.09 years | 4.63 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 years | 5.45 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 years | 5.6 years | 5.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida Total
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 135.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 65.32 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 63.85 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 129.64 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 65.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 5.66 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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