School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 15.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999–2024
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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.39 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.61 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 9.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10.15 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.31 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.53 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 10.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.02 years | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 14.54 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.09 years | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +30.6% | 10.73 years | 14.02 years |
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 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 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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February 2026 Data Release