School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.67 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries is 1.67 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 1.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5939 years, in 1971.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 117th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6391 years | 0.5939 years | 0.6972 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7098 years | 0.6931 years | 0.7183 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7743 years | 0.6684 years | 0.921 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 years | 0.9241 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 years | 1.15 years | 1.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 years | 1.59 years | 1.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 114 Guatemala 1.63 years compare
- 115 Nicaragua 1.6 years compare
- 116 Tajikistan 1.57 years compare
- 117 Namibia 1.46 years compare
- 118 British Virgin Islands 1.42 years compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.41 years compare
- 120 Cayman Islands 1.39 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 1.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5939 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release