School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: World
UIS: World: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.12 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: World, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: World stood at 2.12 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: World peaked at 2.12 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8761 years, in 1981.
UIS: World ranks 94th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9596 years | 0.9285 years | 0.9985 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8967 years | 0.8761 years | 0.9137 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9426 years | 0.9002 years | 0.9781 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 years | 0.9789 years | 1.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 years | 1.46 years | 1.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 years | 1.92 years | 2.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: World
- 91 Maldives 2.42 years compare
- 92 Philippines 2.36 years compare
- 93 Indonesia 2.32 years compare
- 94 Palestine, State of 2.31 years compare
- 95 Mauritius 2.29 years compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.21 years compare
- 97 Syrian Arab Republic 2.19 years compare
More education data for UIS: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: World was 2.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8761 years in 1981.
- How does UIS: World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- UIS: World ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: World 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