School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.56 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.56 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
210th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.56 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.06 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 2.56 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 2.56 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.06 years, in 1970.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 210th 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: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.06 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.07 years | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.11 years | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.16 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.19 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.22 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.27 years | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.35 years | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 1.37 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.4 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.44 years | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.43 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.46 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.43 years | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.41 years | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.38 years | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.36 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.35 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.33 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.32 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.32 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.35 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.4 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.42 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.45 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.55 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.66 years | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.73 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9 years | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.95 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.06 years | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.14 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.21 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.29 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.29 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.33 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.36 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.43 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.49 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.53 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.56 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 years | 1.06 years | 1.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 years | 1.35 years | 1.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 years | 1.32 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 years | 1.45 years | 2.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 years | 2.21 years | 2.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 years | 2.49 years | 2.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 1.72 years compare
- 208 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.69 years compare
- 209 Chad 1.67 years compare
- 210 Uganda 1.5 years compare
- 211 Niger 1.39 years compare
- 212 Equatorial Guinea 1.28 years compare
- 213 Central African Republic 1.13 years compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 2.56 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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