School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.66 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
8.66 years
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.66 years
in 2016
All-time low
3.63 years
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 8.66 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 8.66 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.63 years, in 1970.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 204th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.63 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 3.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.91 years | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 4.02 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 4.17 years | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 4.25 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 4.45 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 4.58 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.72 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 4.68 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.64 years | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4.63 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.72 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.61 years | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.45 years | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 4.59 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 4.46 years | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.58 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.81 years | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 4.87 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.14 years | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 5.34 years | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 5.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.54 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 5.76 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 6.14 years | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 6.42 years | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.68 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.94 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 7.26 years | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 7.5 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.89 years | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 8.05 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 8.14 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.29 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.59 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.51 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.66 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.93 years | 3.63 years | 4.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.67 years | 4.58 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.81 years | 4.45 years | 5.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 years | 5.54 years | 8.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.43 years | 8.14 years | 8.66 years | 7 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 8.66 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 8.66 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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