School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 1.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.53 years
Change on year
up 8.8%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.53 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.6038 years
in 1999
Years of data
45
1980–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 1.53 years. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 1.53 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6038 years, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7322 years | — |
| 1981 | 0.7271 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.753 years | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7487 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7485 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7412 years | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7521 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7439 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7455 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7425 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7325 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7456 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7211 years | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6894 years | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6589 years | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6455 years | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6168 years | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6093 years | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6125 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6038 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6573 years | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7091 years | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7593 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.783 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8209 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8406 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8996 years | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9037 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9181 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8901 years | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8803 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8735 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9012 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9088 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.905 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8961 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8813 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8986 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9216 years | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9851 years | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.06 years | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.13 years | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.27 years | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4 years | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 1.53 years | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7435 years | 0.7271 years | 0.753 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6635 years | 0.6038 years | 0.7456 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8182 years | 0.6573 years | 0.9181 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9051 years | 0.8735 years | 0.9851 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 years | 1.06 years | 1.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 123 Jamaica 1.31 years compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 1.28 years compare
- 125 Belize 1.27 years compare
- 126 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.26 years compare
- 127 South Africa 1.18 years compare
- 128 Bangladesh 1.17 years compare
- 129 Cape Verde 1.16 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 1.53 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6038 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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