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
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 174 Eswatini 0.3504 years compare
- 175 Dominica 0.3474 years
- 176 Burundi 0.3464 years compare
- 177 Madagascar 0.3402 years compare
- 178 Mauritania 0.3391 years compare
- 179 Suriname 0.3271 years compare
- 180 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.319 years compare
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, 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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February 2026 Data Release