School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.07 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend is 9.07 years, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 9.32 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.88 years, in 1970.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.88 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.95 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 4.09 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 4.18 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.37 years | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 4.56 years | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 4.73 years | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 5.02 years | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 5.41 years | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 5.86 years | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 6.11 years | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 6.3 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 6.44 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 6.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 6.49 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.37 years | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 6.13 years | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 6.01 years | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 5.96 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 5.83 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.81 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 5.9 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 5.86 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 5.94 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.84 years | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 6.1 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 6.23 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.38 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 6.61 years | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 6.77 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.16 years | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 7.52 years | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.86 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 8.03 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.22 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.22 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.46 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 8.63 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.78 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 9.07 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.32 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.18 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.1 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.03 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.07 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.61 years | 3.88 years | 5.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.21 years | 5.83 years | 6.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 5.81 years | 6.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.75 years | 6.61 years | 8.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.06 years | 8.78 years | 9.32 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 39 Saudi Arabia 16.03 years compare
- 40 Poland 16.03 years compare
- 41 Estonia 15.91 years compare
- 42 France 15.8 years compare
- 43 Russian Federation 15.71 years compare
- 44 Georgia 15.62 years compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 15.61 years compare
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 9.07 years in 2017, 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.32 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 years in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.