School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.53 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.6 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.64 years
in 1976
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 4.53 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 4.6 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.64 years, in 1976.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 133rd 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 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.64 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.64 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 2.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 2.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.73 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.73 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.72 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.87 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.9 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.93 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.97 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.07 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.17 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.26 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.35 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.4 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.47 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.59 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.78 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.89 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.01 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.08 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.21 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.29 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.27 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.38 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.49 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.57 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.57 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.53 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.65 years | 2.64 years | 2.67 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.73 years | 2.69 years | 2.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 years | 2.73 years | 2.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 years | 2.93 years | 3.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 years | 3.78 years | 4.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 years | 4.49 years | 4.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 130 Belize 5.19 years compare
- 131 Philippines 5.16 years compare
- 132 Dominica 5.14 years compare
- 133 Barbados 5.13 years compare
- 134 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.09 years compare
- 135 Egypt 5.08 years compare
- 136 Cayman Islands 5.08 years compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 4.53 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 years in 1976.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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