School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.81 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.11 years
in 2013
All-time low
5.06 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 5.81 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 6.11 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.06 years, in 1972.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 100th 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.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.45 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.21 years | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 5.06 years | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 5.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 5.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 5.26 years | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 5.44 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 5.38 years | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.28 years | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 5.26 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 5.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 5.36 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 5.45 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 5.55 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 5.75 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 5.88 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 5.84 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 5.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 5.79 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 5.71 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 5.63 years | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.55 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.48 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.44 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.43 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.4 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 5.35 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 5.48 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.73 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.69 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.1 years | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 6.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.94 years | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.89 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.86 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.85 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.81 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.8 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.79 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.81 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.25 years | 5.06 years | 5.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6 years | 5.25 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.49 years | 5.35 years | 5.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.66 years | 5.49 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 years | 5.69 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 years | 5.79 years | 5.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 5.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.11 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 years in 1972.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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.
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February 2026 Data Release