School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.36 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
9.36 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.36 years
in 2019
All-time low
4.07 years
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 9.36 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 9.36 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.07 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.07 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 4.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.21 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 4.37 years | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 4.56 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 4.7 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 4.89 years | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 5.06 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 5.26 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 5.39 years | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 5.36 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 5.35 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.24 years | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 5.21 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.17 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 5.27 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5.16 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 5.03 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 5.16 years | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 5.06 years | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.16 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.31 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 5.36 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.61 years | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 5.76 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.97 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 6.23 years | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 6.63 years | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.18 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 7.47 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 7.75 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.02 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 8.39 years | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 8.51 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.65 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.77 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.99 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.02 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.36 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.42 years | 4.07 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.28 years | 5.16 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.33 years | 5.03 years | 5.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3 years | 5.97 years | 8.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.03 years | 8.65 years | 9.36 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 9.36 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.36 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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