School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.55 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
11th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.69 years
in 2021
All-time low
15.55 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Post-demographic Dividend recorded 16.55 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 16.69 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.55 years, in 2000.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 11th 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: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.57 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.63 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.55 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.55 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.57 years | 15.57 years | 15.57 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.99 years | 15.55 years | 16.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6 years | 16.47 years | 16.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 years | 16.51 years | 16.69 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 27.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 16.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 16.69 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.55 years in 2000.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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