School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.37 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 2.37 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 2.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5506 years, in 1981.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.6027 years | 0.5727 years | 0.6541 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5787 years | 0.5506 years | 0.5955 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6593 years | 0.5992 years | 0.715 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9529 years | 0.7238 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 years | 1.26 years | 1.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 years | 2 years | 2.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 79 Costa Rica 2.72 years compare
- 80 Algeria 2.7 years compare
- 81 Andorra, Principality of 2.69 years compare
- 82 North Macedonia 2.68 years compare
- 83 Romania 2.64 years compare
- 84 Armenia, Republic of 2.61 years compare
- 85 Kuwait 2.59 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 2.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5506 years in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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