School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 1.43 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 1.43 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.444 years, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 136th 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 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.444 years | — |
| 1976 | 0.4452 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4484 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.453 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.462 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4628 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4665 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4706 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4749 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4816 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4799 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4761 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4751 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4767 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4766 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4729 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.471 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4708 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4781 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4838 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4914 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5056 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5154 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5236 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5341 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5403 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5616 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5821 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5982 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6234 years | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6375 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6709 years | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7298 years | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7958 years | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8326 years | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8958 years | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 years | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.12 years | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.16 years | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.22 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.25 years | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.31 years | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.35 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.41 years | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.43 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4505 years | 0.444 years | 0.462 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4741 years | 0.4628 years | 0.4816 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4947 years | 0.4708 years | 0.5341 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6572 years | 0.5403 years | 0.8326 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 years | 0.8958 years | 1.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 years | 1.25 years | 1.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 1.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.444 years in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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