School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.22 years
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.15 years
in 2012
All-time low
3.32 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 4.22 years.
That represents a change of down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 5.15 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.32 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 147th 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 in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.32 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.32 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.47 years | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 3.57 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 3.64 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 3.63 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 3.62 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 3.57 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 3.55 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.53 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.51 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.47 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 3.45 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.65 years | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 4 years | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 4.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.05 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.03 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.03 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.03 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.38 years | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 4.72 years | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 4.45 years | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 4.17 years | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 4.24 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.31 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.29 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.27 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.49 years | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.66 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.07 years | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 5.15 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.05 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.95 years | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.84 years | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.74 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.64 years | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.54 years | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.43 years | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.33 years | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.31 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.27 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.22 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 4.22 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.53 years | 3.32 years | 3.64 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.72 years | 3.45 years | 4.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.04 years | 4.03 years | 4.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 years | 4.17 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.81 years | 4.43 years | 5.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 years | 4.22 years | 4.33 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 144 Paraguay 4.87 years compare
- 145 Maldives 4.83 years compare
- 146 San Marino 4.82 years compare
- 147 Malaysia 4.79 years compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 4.79 years compare
- 149 Bahamas 4.73 years compare
- 150 British Virgin Islands 4.63 years compare
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 4.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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