School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IBRD only
IBRD only: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.32 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IBRD only, 1970β2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IBRD only stood at 13.32 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IBRD only peaked at 13.32 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.41 years, in 1970.
IBRD only ranks 19th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.07 years | 7.41 years | 8.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.89 years | 8.52 years | 9.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.58 years | 9.3 years | 9.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.98 years | 10.16 years | 11.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.89 years | 12.07 years | 13.32 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 16 Slovenia 17.6 years compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.45 years compare
- 18 United Kingdom 17.25 years compare
- 19 Hong Kong (China) 17.22 years compare
- 20 Germany 16.93 years compare
- 21 Uruguay 16.84 years compare
- 22 Portugal 16.72 years compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IBRD only?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IBRD only was 13.32 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 13.32 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.41 years in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- IBRD only ranks 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.