School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.09 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 15.09 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 15.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.39 years, in 1999.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.39 years | 9.39 years | 9.39 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.99 years | 9.44 years | 10.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.85 years | 10.65 years | 14.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 years | 14.9 years | 15.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 47 United States Virgin Islands 16.01 years
- 48 Hungary 16.01 years compare
- 49 Latvia 15.96 years compare
- 50 United States of America 15.92 years compare
- 51 Libya 15.83 years compare
- 52 Costa Rica 15.78 years compare
- 53 United Arab Emirates 15.78 years compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 15.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.39 years in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release