School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.91 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
8.91 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.08 years
in 2013
All-time low
4.8 years
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 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 WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations is 8.91 years, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 9.08 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.8 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it 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 WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.8 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.89 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 4.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.02 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 5.11 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 5.2 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 5.42 years | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 5.69 years | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 6.04 years | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 6.28 years | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 6.56 years | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 6.74 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.85 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 6.8 years | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 6.56 years | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 6.53 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 6.53 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.37 years | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 6.27 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 6.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 6.33 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.34 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.2 years | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 6.3 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.45 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 6.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.61 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.75 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.05 years | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 7.31 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 7.61 years | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.84 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.07 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.21 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 8.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 8.49 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.71 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.87 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.08 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.97 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.89 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.91 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.19 years | 4.8 years | 6.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.61 years | 6.28 years | 6.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.34 years | 6.2 years | 6.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.58 years | 6.61 years | 8.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.85 years | 8.49 years | 9.08 years | 7 |
More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 8.91 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 9.08 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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