School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developed Regions, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developed Regions is 3.94 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 3.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.86 years, in 1999.
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 26th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.86 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.96 years | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.17 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.28 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.36 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.48 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.54 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.67 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.78 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.78 years | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.74 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.79 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.87 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.93 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.94 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.86 years | 2.86 years | 2.86 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.33 years | 2.86 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 years | 3.74 years | 3.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 years | 3.87 years | 3.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 51.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 35.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 38.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 22.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developed Regions?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Developed Regions was 3.94 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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