School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.39 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 16.39 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 16.41 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.75 years, in 1971.
That places Post-demographic dividend 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.86 years | — |
| 1971 | 11.75 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 11.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 12.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 12.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 12.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 12.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 12.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 12.25 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 12.61 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 12.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 12.84 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 12.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 13.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 13.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 13.31 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 13.52 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 13.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 13.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 13.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 13.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 14.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 14.62 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 14.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 14.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 15.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 15.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 15.02 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 15.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.23 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.39 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.06 years | 11.75 years | 12.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.15 years | 12.61 years | 13.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.58 years | 13.84 years | 15.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5 years | 15.02 years | 15.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.23 years | 15.95 years | 16.41 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend was 16.39 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 16.41 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.75 years in 1971.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.