School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia is 1.49 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4452 years, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4452 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.4456 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4573 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4714 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4917 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5101 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.516 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5561 years | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6322 years | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7194 years | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7675 years | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8543 years | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 years | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1 years | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.09 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.15 years | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2 years | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.22 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.24 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 years | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.31 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.38 years | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.42 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.49 years | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.49 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4452 years | 0.4452 years | 0.4452 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5567 years | 0.4456 years | 0.7675 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 years | 0.8543 years | 1.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 years | 1.31 years | 1.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 125 Belize 1.27 years compare
- 126 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.26 years compare
- 127 South Africa 1.18 years compare
- 128 Bangladesh 1.17 years compare
- 129 Cape Verde 1.16 years compare
- 130 Zimbabwe 1.11 years compare
- 131 Cambodia 1.07 years compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia was 1.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4452 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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