School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.52 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.52 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4617 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 1.52 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4617 years, in 1999.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 127th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4617 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.4665 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4811 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4983 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5203 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5409 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5459 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5867 years | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6579 years | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7413 years | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7848 years | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8655 years | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.04 years | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 years | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.09 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.15 years | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.24 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.29 years | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.32 years | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.39 years | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.44 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.51 years | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.52 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4617 years | 0.4617 years | 0.4617 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5824 years | 0.4665 years | 0.7848 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 years | 0.8655 years | 1.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 years | 1.32 years | 1.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 1.28 years compare
- 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
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 1.52 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4617 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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