School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.57 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Tajikistan, 1981–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Tajikistan is 1.57 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Tajikistan peaked at 1.57 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8321 years, in 1999.
That places Tajikistan 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.21 years | — |
| 1986 | 1.04 years | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 1.02 years | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.06 years | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.05 years | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.04 years | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.02 years | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8321 years | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 0.86 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8521 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8645 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9271 years | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9943 years | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.11 years | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2 years | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.11 years | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.25 years | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 1.24 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 years | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.16 years | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.23 years | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.32 years | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.45 years | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.57 years | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 years | 1.01 years | 1.21 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.01 years | 0.8321 years | 1.06 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.04 years | 0.8521 years | 1.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 years | 1.15 years | 1.57 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 113 El Salvador 1.64 years compare
- 114 Guatemala 1.63 years compare
- 115 Nicaragua 1.6 years compare
- 117 Namibia 1.46 years compare
- 118 British Virgin Islands 1.42 years compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.41 years compare
More education data for Tajikistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,890 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.76 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Tajikistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Tajikistan was 1.57 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8321 years in 1999.
- How does Tajikistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Tajikistan ranks 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release