School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 6.58 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 6.58 years. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 6.58 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.31 years, in 1999.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.34 years | — |
| 1999 | 5.31 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.39 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.59 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.82 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.94 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.09 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.22 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.16 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.14 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.31 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.5 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.48 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.58 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.33 years | 5.31 years | 5.34 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.78 years | 5.39 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 years | 6.14 years | 6.58 years | 7 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 6.58 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.58 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 years in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release