School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 7 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 7.11 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.42 years, in 1999.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 23rd 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, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.42 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.52 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5 years | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.66 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.68 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.01 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 7.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.08 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.04 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.01 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.42 years | 6.42 years | 6.42 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.53 years | 6.43 years | 6.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.95 years | 6.66 years | 7.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.04 years | 7 years | 7.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 7 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.11 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.42 years in 1999.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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