School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 9.34 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
9.34 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
181st
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.34 years
in 2021
All-time low
4.4 years
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total is 9.34 years, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 9.34 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Ida Total 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.41 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.55 years | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 4.69 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 4.78 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 4.89 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 4.97 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 5.09 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 5.25 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 5.47 years | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 5.65 years | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 5.8 years | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 5.96 years | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 6.08 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 6.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.06 years | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 5.93 years | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 5.91 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 5.9 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.85 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 5.98 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 6.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 6.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.18 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.34 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.47 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.72 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 6.83 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 7.07 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.31 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.54 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.73 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.93 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 8.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.16 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.34 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.65 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.79 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.93 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.89 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.97 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.25 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.33 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.34 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.85 years | 4.4 years | 5.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.94 years | 5.65 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.18 years | 5.85 years | 6.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.56 years | 6.72 years | 8.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9 years | 8.49 years | 9.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.34 years | 9.33 years | 9.34 years | 2 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 9.34 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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