School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.92 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
104th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.92 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.5592 years
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total stood at 1.92 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 1.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5592 years, in 1981.
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 104th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5841 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5898 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5802 years | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5783 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5877 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5752 years | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5953 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6209 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6244 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6366 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5779 years | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5592 years | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5742 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.574 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5822 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5955 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.585 years | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5924 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5889 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5964 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5988 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6005 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6084 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6221 years | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6396 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6607 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6728 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.683 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.692 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7016 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7106 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7616 years | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8091 years | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.856 years | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9009 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9371 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9833 years | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.03 years | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.08 years | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.11 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.17 years | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.25 years | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.31 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.35 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 years | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.53 years | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.57 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.58 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.62 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.65 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7 years | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.77 years | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.84 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.92 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5973 years | 0.5752 years | 0.6366 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5826 years | 0.5592 years | 0.5964 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6479 years | 0.5988 years | 0.7016 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9183 years | 0.7106 years | 1.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 years | 1.17 years | 1.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 years | 1.7 years | 1.92 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 270.72 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 290.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 177.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 366.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 370.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 179.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 1.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5592 years in 1981.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release