School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.51 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.51 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
212th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.51 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.567 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 2.51 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.51 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.567 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.567 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5727 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5978 years | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6196 years | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6354 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6808 years | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.717 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.755 years | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8016 years | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8535 years | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8917 years | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9417 years | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9541 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.97 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.998 years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9927 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9849 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9879 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 years | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.02 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.04 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.07 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.1 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.13 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.17 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.26 years | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.31 years | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.34 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.43 years | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.49 years | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.61 years | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.67 years | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.79 years | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 1.88 years | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.96 years | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.06 years | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.14 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.2 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.26 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.31 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.35 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.39 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.44 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.48 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.51 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6801 years | 0.567 years | 0.8535 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9743 years | 0.8917 years | 1.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 years | 1 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 years | 1.2 years | 1.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 years | 1.96 years | 2.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 years | 2.44 years | 2.51 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.567 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low 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