School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.04 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 2.04 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 2.06 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.69 years, in 1998.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.69 years | — |
| 1999 | 1.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.76 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.79 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.83 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.86 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.82 years | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.76 years | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.71 years | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.74 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.83 years | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.81 years | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.89 years | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.97 years | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.98 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.06 years | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.02 years | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.04 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 years | 1.69 years | 1.69 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.78 years | 1.71 years | 1.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 years | 1.81 years | 2.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 years | 2.04 years | 2.04 years | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 2.04 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 years in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release