School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.84 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.84 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.5494 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 2.84 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 2.84 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5494 years, in 1970.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 192nd 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: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5494 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5614 years | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6035 years | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6502 years | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6823 years | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7421 years | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7888 years | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.831 years | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9036 years | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9815 years | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 1.07 years | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 1.16 years | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.22 years | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 1.28 years | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.35 years | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 1.39 years | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.29 years | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 1.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.27 years | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.25 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.24 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.31 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.33 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.38 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.46 years | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.53 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.61 years | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.71 years | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.76 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.82 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.86 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.01 years | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 2.13 years | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2.27 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2.35 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.41 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6 years | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 2.51 years | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.56 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.55 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.59 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.69 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.74 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.79 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.84 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.84 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7294 years | 0.5494 years | 0.9815 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 years | 1.07 years | 1.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 years | 1.24 years | 1.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 years | 1.38 years | 2.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 years | 2.27 years | 2.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 years | 2.74 years | 2.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 2.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5494 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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