School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 1.66 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.66 years
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
120th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.66 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.6286 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 1.66 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.66 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6286 years, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 120th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6385 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6286 years | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6345 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6458 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6562 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6795 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7048 years | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7306 years | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7469 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7408 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7456 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7622 years | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7688 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7662 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7719 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7645 years | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7761 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7749 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7777 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7487 years | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7352 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7056 years | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7313 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.767 years | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7959 years | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8309 years | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8654 years | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9018 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9338 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9846 years | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9828 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.03 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 years | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 years | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.12 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.14 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.16 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.18 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.14 years | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.21 years | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.28 years | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.36 years | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.44 years | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.42 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.45 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.51 years | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.54 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.59 years | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.59 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.63 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.66 years | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6806 years | 0.6286 years | 0.7469 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7657 years | 0.7456 years | 0.7777 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8251 years | 0.7056 years | 0.9846 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 years | 0.9828 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 years | 1.14 years | 1.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 years | 1.59 years | 1.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 117 Namibia 1.46 years compare
- 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
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.66 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6286 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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