School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Low income
Low income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.08 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Low income, 1970–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Low income stood at 9.08 years.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Low income peaked at 9.11 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.39 years, in 1970.
Low income ranks 41st of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.39 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 4.47 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 4.53 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 4.62 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.78 years | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 4.89 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 5.02 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 5.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 5.21 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 5.32 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 5.44 years | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.37 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.33 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.32 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 5.3 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 5.16 years | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 5.27 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.15 years | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.23 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.43 years | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 5.49 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.76 years | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 5.93 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.16 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 6.4 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6.78 years | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 7.07 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.33 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 7.59 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.89 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 8.12 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 8.47 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 8.61 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.74 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.9 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.04 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.08 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.74 years | 4.39 years | 5.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.35 years | 5.3 years | 5.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.45 years | 5.14 years | 5.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.44 years | 6.16 years | 8.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.99 years | 8.74 years | 9.11 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Low income?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Low income was 9.08 years in 2016, 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.11 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 years in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.