School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries

ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.5522 years in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5522 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5688 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.2463 years
in 1997
Years of data
26
1991–2016

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2016

00.20.40.61991200320161991: 0.248 years1992: 0.248 years1993: 0.248 years1994: 0.247 years1995: 0.247 years1996: 0.246 years1997: 0.246 years1998: 0.291 years1999: 0.335 years2000: 0.339 years2001: 0.378 years2002: 0.404 years2003: 0.382 years2004: 0.418 years2005: 0.446 years2006: 0.474 years2007: 0.489 years2008: 0.528 years2009: 0.546 years2010: 0.537 years2011: 0.518 years2012: 0.526 years2013: 0.569 years2014: 0.554 years2015: 0.552 years2016: 0.552 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 0.5522 years.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.5688 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2463 years, in 1997.

That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991 to 2016.
Year years Change
1991 0.248 years
1992 0.2485 years +0.2%
1993 0.2483 years -0.1%
1994 0.2472 years -0.5%
1995 0.247 years -0.1%
1996 0.2465 years -0.2%
1997 0.2463 years -0.1%
1998 0.2906 years +18.0%
1999 0.335 years +15.3%
2000 0.3394 years +1.3%
2001 0.3778 years +11.3%
2002 0.4037 years +6.9%
2003 0.3817 years -5.4%
2004 0.4176 years +9.4%
2005 0.446 years +6.8%
2006 0.4742 years +6.3%
2007 0.4892 years +3.2%
2008 0.5277 years +7.9%
2009 0.5464 years +3.6%
2010 0.5373 years -1.7%
2011 0.5178 years -3.6%
2012 0.5262 years +1.6%
2013 0.5688 years +8.1%
2014 0.5544 years -2.5%
2015 0.5517 years -0.5%
2016 0.5522 years +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2619 years 0.2463 years 0.335 years 9
2000s 0.4404 years 0.3394 years 0.5464 years 10
2010s 0.5441 years 0.5178 years 0.5688 years 7

Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries

  1. 174 Eswatini 0.3504 years compare
  2. 175 Dominica 0.3474 years
  3. 176 Burundi 0.3464 years compare
  4. 177 Madagascar 0.3402 years compare
  5. 178 Mauritania 0.3391 years compare
  6. 179 Suriname 0.3271 years compare
  7. 180 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.319 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.5522 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The highest recorded value was 0.5688 years in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2463 years in 1997.
How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release