School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.73 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
120th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.77 years
in 2013
All-time low
4.76 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 5.73 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.77 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.76 years, in 1972.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 120th 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.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.96 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.83 years | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 4.76 years | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 4.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 4.92 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 5.02 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 5 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.97 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 4.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 5.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 5.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.23 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.24 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 5.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.21 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 5.17 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.12 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.09 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.06 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.14 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.36 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.44 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.52 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.53 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.74 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.66 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.63 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.67 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.48 years | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 5.46 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.49 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.6 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.73 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9 years | 4.76 years | 5.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.16 years | 5 years | 5.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.11 years | 5.06 years | 5.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 years | 5.16 years | 5.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 years | 5.46 years | 5.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 years | 5.49 years | 5.73 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 5.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 years in 1972.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release