School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.28 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend stood at 14.28 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 14.28 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.02 years, in 1970.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.02 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.24 years | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 8.47 years | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 8.82 years | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 8.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 8.95 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 9.18 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 9.47 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 9.6 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.44 years | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 9.27 years | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 9.23 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 9.13 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 9.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 9.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 9.45 years | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 9.7 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 9.85 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 9.92 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 9.87 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 9.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.9 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9.85 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 9.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 10.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 10.34 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 10.57 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 10.97 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 11.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.26 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 11.41 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.63 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 11.86 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.44 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 12.61 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 12.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.35 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.82 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.03 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 14.28 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9 years | 8.02 years | 9.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.48 years | 9.11 years | 9.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.06 years | 9.85 years | 10.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.74 years | 10.97 years | 12.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.51 years | 12.8 years | 14.28 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend was 14.28 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 14.28 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 years in 1970.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.