School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in High income
High income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.37 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in High income, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
High income recorded 16.37 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in High income peaked at 16.37 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.64 years, in 1971.
High income ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in High income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.75 years | — |
| 1971 | 11.64 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 11.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 11.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 11.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 12.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 12.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 12.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 12.07 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 12.41 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 12.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 12.63 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 12.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 12.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 12.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 13.04 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 13.21 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 13.36 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 13.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 13.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 13.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 13.85 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.08 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 14.31 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 14.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 14.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 14.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 14.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 14.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.2 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.34 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.37 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.92 years | 11.64 years | 12.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.9 years | 12.41 years | 13.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.28 years | 13.52 years | 14.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.31 years | 14.83 years | 15.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.18 years | 15.81 years | 16.37 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in High income?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in High income was 16.37 years in 2019, 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.37 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.64 years in 1971.
- How does High income rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- High income ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.