School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.38 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 9.38 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 9.38 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.82 years, in 1970.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.82 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3.9 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 3.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 4.01 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.19 years | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 4.39 years | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 4.57 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 4.75 years | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 4.94 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 5.15 years | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 5.31 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 5.28 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.31 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.22 years | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 5.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.19 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 5.27 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.14 years | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.01 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 5.15 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 5.04 years | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.17 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 5.34 years | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 5.39 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.66 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 5.82 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5.88 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.08 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.37 years | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.79 years | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 7.08 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.38 years | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.67 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.97 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 8.25 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 8.62 years | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 8.74 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.99 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.1 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.23 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 9.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.26 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.38 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.23 years | 3.82 years | 4.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.24 years | 5.14 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.35 years | 5.01 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5 years | 6.08 years | 8.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.19 years | 8.88 years | 9.38 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 9.38 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.38 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 years in 1970.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.