School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.16 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.16 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.22 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total is 3.16 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 3.16 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.22 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Ida Total 171st 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 WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.22 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.25 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.26 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.29 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.32 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.35 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.41 years | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.44 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.49 years | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.57 years | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.62 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.64 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.6 years | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.63 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.62 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.62 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.68 years | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.72 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.77 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.79 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.81 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.87 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.91 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.98 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.04 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.17 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.22 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.31 years | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.35 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.44 years | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.53 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.63 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.77 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.87 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.83 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.89 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.99 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.03 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.06 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.13 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.16 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.27 years | 1.22 years | 1.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 years | 1.41 years | 1.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 years | 1.62 years | 1.87 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 years | 1.91 years | 2.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 years | 2.63 years | 3.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 years | 3.06 years | 3.16 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida Total
- 168 Lebanon 3.82 years compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 3.61 years compare
- 170 Afghanistan 3.58 years compare
- 171 Tokelau 3.56 years compare
- 172 Nicaragua 3.55 years compare
- 173 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.54 years compare
- 174 Congo 3.54 years compare
More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 65.32 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 135.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 129.64 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 63.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 3.16 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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