School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.65 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 1.65 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.65 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4796 years, in 2000.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 121st 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 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4797 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.4796 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4896 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5054 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5304 years | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5507 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5595 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6047 years | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6809 years | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.766 years | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8234 years | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9233 years | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.11 years | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 1.19 years | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.26 years | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.34 years | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.38 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.41 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.46 years | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.55 years | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.59 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.65 years | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.65 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4797 years | 0.4797 years | 0.4797 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.599 years | 0.4796 years | 0.8234 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 years | 0.9233 years | 1.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 years | 1.47 years | 1.65 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 118 British Virgin Islands 1.42 years compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.41 years compare
- 120 Cayman Islands 1.39 years compare
- 121 Guyana 1.32 years compare
- 122 Honduras 1.31 years compare
- 123 Jamaica 1.31 years compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 1.28 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 1.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4796 years in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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