School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.7945 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.7945 years
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.815 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.0991 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 0.7945 years.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.815 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0991 years, in 1973.

That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year years Change
1970 0.1005 years
1971 0.1032 years +2.6%
1972 0.0995 years -3.6%
1973 0.0991 years -0.4%
1974 0.1097 years +10.7%
1975 0.104 years -5.2%
1976 0.1012 years -2.8%
1977 0.1065 years +5.2%
1978 0.1017 years -4.5%
1979 0.1268 years +24.6%
1980 0.1263 years -0.4%
1981 0.1288 years +2.0%
1982 0.1479 years +14.8%
1983 0.1702 years +15.1%
1984 0.1848 years +8.6%
1985 0.1894 years +2.5%
1986 0.1958 years +3.4%
1987 0.1817 years -7.2%
1988 0.1793 years -1.3%
1989 0.1773 years -1.1%
1990 0.1846 years +4.1%
1991 0.1795 years -2.8%
1992 0.1705 years -5.0%
1993 0.1724 years +1.1%
1994 0.1737 years +0.8%
1995 0.1766 years +1.7%
1996 0.1825 years +3.4%
1997 0.1863 years +2.1%
1998 0.1895 years +1.7%
1999 0.1921 years +1.4%
2000 0.1926 years +0.2%
2001 0.2135 years +10.9%
2002 0.2121 years -0.7%
2003 0.2138 years +0.8%
2004 0.2214 years +3.6%
2005 0.2694 years +21.7%
2006 0.2914 years +8.2%
2007 0.3235 years +11.0%
2008 0.3437 years +6.3%
2009 0.4047 years +17.7%
2010 0.4539 years +12.2%
2011 0.4902 years +8.0%
2012 0.5269 years +7.5%
2013 0.55 years +4.4%
2014 0.5549 years +0.9%
2015 0.5808 years +4.7%
2016 0.6021 years +3.7%
2017 0.5989 years -0.5%
2018 0.6455 years +7.8%
2019 0.7745 years +20.0%
2020 0.7733 years -0.2%
2021 0.8063 years +4.3%
2022 0.7752 years -3.8%
2023 0.815 years +5.1%
2024 0.7945 years -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1052 years 0.0991 years 0.1268 years 10
1980s 0.1681 years 0.1263 years 0.1958 years 10
1990s 0.1808 years 0.1705 years 0.1921 years 10
2000s 0.2686 years 0.1926 years 0.4047 years 10
2010s 0.5778 years 0.4539 years 0.7745 years 10
2020s 0.7929 years 0.7733 years 0.815 years 5

Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 156 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6411 years compare
  2. 157 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5927 years compare
  3. 158 Burkina Faso 0.5899 years compare
  4. 159 Kenya 0.5895 years compare
  5. 160 Guinea 0.5717 years compare
  6. 161 Congo 0.561 years compare
  7. 162 Lesotho 0.5449 years compare

See the full ranking of 417 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.7945 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 0.815 years in 2023.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0991 years in 1973.
How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release