School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.6926 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 0.6926 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 0.6926 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1049 years, in 1970.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 163rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1363 years | 0.1049 years | 0.1769 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2166 years | 0.1858 years | 0.2337 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2892 years | 0.2281 years | 0.3624 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4498 years | 0.3791 years | 0.5229 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5987 years | 0.5427 years | 0.6493 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6758 years | 0.6621 years | 0.6926 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 160 Congo, Republic of 0.561 years compare
- 161 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.5449 years compare
- 162 Benin 0.5431 years compare
- 163 Pakistan 0.5428 years compare
- 164 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.5427 years compare
- 165 Liberia 0.5419 years compare
- 166 Nigeria 0.4871 years compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 0.6926 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6926 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1049 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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