School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 4.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.47 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.47 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.25 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries is 4.47 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 4.47 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.25 years, in 1971.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.27 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.25 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 2.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.31 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.35 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.43 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 2.53 years | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 2.61 years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.71 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 2.77 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 2.82 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.88 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.94 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.98 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 3.03 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 3.12 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 3.2 years | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.25 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 3.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.21 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.35 years | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 3.28 years | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.2 years | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.31 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3.27 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.24 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.29 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 3.36 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.43 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.48 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.53 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.58 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.72 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.79 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.77 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.75 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.65 years | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.77 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.83 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.97 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.95 years | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.03 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.14 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.27 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.33 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.42 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.47 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.45 years | 2.25 years | 2.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.07 years | 2.82 years | 3.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.29 years | 3.2 years | 3.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 years | 3.48 years | 3.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 years | 3.83 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.39 years | 4.27 years | 4.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 4.47 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release