School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 1.03 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.03 years
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.04 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.0978 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 1.03 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 1.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0978 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 151st 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0978 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1004 years | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1037 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.104 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.117 years | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1101 years | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1038 years | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1195 years | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1154 years | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1465 years | +26.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1525 years | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1587 years | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1772 years | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2036 years | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2203 years | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2261 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2274 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2291 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.205 years | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2049 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2164 years | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2196 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2175 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2301 years | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2285 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2307 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2406 years | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2447 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2502 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2648 years | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2769 years | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3197 years | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3168 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3177 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3091 years | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3359 years | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3736 years | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4083 years | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4553 years | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.525 years | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5874 years | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6364 years | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6455 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6725 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6858 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7429 years | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.789 years | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7793 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8779 years | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9732 years | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9433 years | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9695 years | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9925 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 years | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1118 years | 0.0978 years | 0.1465 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2005 years | 0.1525 years | 0.2291 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2343 years | 0.2164 years | 0.2648 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3638 years | 0.2769 years | 0.525 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.739 years | 0.5874 years | 0.9732 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9966 years | 0.9433 years | 1.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 148 Saint Lucia 0.7367 years compare
- 149 Cook Islands 0.7348 years compare
- 150 Aruba 0.7033 years compare
- 151 Angola 0.6757 years compare
- 152 Gambia 0.6738 years compare
- 153 Seychelles 0.6714 years compare
- 154 Micronesia (country) 0.6679 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 1.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0978 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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