School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 16.39 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 16.43 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.2 years, in 2000.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.21 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.33 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 15.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.64 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.78 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 15.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.1 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 16.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.37 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.37 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.35 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.39 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.21 years | 15.21 years | 15.21 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.65 years | 15.2 years | 15.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.29 years | 16.1 years | 16.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.38 years | 16.35 years | 16.42 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 16.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.43 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 years in 2000.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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