School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 0.3688 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.3688 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
213th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.3688 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0452 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 0.3688 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 0.3688 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0452 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0452 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0456 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0486 years | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0506 years | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0542 years | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0568 years | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0588 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0602 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.065 years | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0672 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0692 years | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0706 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0725 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0734 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0743 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0763 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0793 years | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0791 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0802 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.082 years | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0832 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0847 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0853 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0865 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0858 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0863 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0863 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0877 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0891 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0906 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1036 years | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1162 years | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1289 years | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1449 years | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1601 years | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1751 years | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1933 years | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2085 years | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2334 years | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2657 years | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.298 years | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3202 years | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3354 years | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3392 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3472 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3495 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3457 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3493 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3549 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3565 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3632 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3688 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0552 years | 0.0452 years | 0.0672 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0757 years | 0.0692 years | 0.082 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0866 years | 0.0832 years | 0.0906 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.173 years | 0.1036 years | 0.2657 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3396 years | 0.298 years | 0.3565 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.366 years | 0.3632 years | 0.3688 years | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 0.3688 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3688 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0452 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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