School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.92 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.94 years
in 2023
All-time low
1.36 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations recorded 2.92 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 2.94 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.36 years, in 1971.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 185th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.37 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.36 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.39 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.42 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.44 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.48 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.51 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.58 years | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.64 years | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.7 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.78 years | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.84 years | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.9 years | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.96 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.9 years | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.89 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.86 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.82 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.81 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.8 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.81 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.87 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.94 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.99 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.09 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.17 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.24 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.36 years | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.44 years | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.55 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.63 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.69 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.81 years | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7 years | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.72 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.7 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.74 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.77 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.81 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.86 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.91 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.92 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.47 years | 1.36 years | 1.64 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 years | 1.7 years | 1.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 years | 1.8 years | 1.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 years | 1.87 years | 2.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 years | 2.55 years | 2.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 years | 2.86 years | 2.94 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1659 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.63 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.95 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 2.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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