School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.02 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA blend, 1970–2019
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 IDA blend stood at 9.02 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 9.06 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.42 years, in 1970.
That places IDA blend 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.42 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.5 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 4.63 years | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 4.74 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 4.99 years | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 5.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 5.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 5.33 years | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 5.56 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 5.98 years | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 6.27 years | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 6.64 years | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 7.03 years | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 7.24 years | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 7.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 7.31 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.92 years | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 6.87 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 6.75 years | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 6.65 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 6.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 6.89 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 6.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.91 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.8 years | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.62 years | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 6.75 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.88 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 6.99 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7.18 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.17 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.23 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.46 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 7.85 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 8.02 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.02 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.96 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.17 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.39 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.52 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.71 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.06 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.84 years | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.86 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.96 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.02 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.03 years | 4.42 years | 5.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9 years | 6.27 years | 7.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.83 years | 6.62 years | 6.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.72 years | 7.17 years | 8.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.81 years | 8.39 years | 9.06 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA blend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA blend was 9.02 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.42 years in 1970.
- How does IDA blend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.