School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 16.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 16.18 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 16.18 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.23 years, in 1999.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.23 years | — |
| 2000 | 14.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.43 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.65 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 14.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 14.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.91 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 16 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 16.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 16.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.18 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.23 years | 14.23 years | 14.23 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.87 years | 14.24 years | 15.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.88 years | 15.5 years | 16.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.14 years | 16.09 years | 16.18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 16.18 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.18 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.23 years in 1999.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release