School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.59 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
10th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.63 years
in 2021
All-time low
14.6 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Oecd Members recorded 16.59 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 16.63 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.6 years, in 2000.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 10th 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: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.62 years | — |
| 2000 | 14.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.86 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 15 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.18 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 15.75 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.25 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.53 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 16.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.59 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.62 years | 14.62 years | 14.62 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.09 years | 14.6 years | 15.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.27 years | 15.75 years | 16.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.58 years | 16.53 years | 16.63 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 67.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.9041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members was 16.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 16.63 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 years in 2000.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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