School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 1.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.34 years
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.81 years
in 2008
All-time low
0.7852 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids stood at 1.34 years.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 1.81 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7852 years, in 1971.
That places UNESCO: Sids 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.797 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.7852 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7914 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8003 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8016 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8127 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8266 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8516 years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8587 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8612 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8607 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8505 years | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8487 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.839 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.851 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8626 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8837 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9071 years | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9148 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.904 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8988 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9047 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8876 years | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8651 years | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8508 years | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.827 years | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8221 years | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8141 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8054 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8559 years | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8848 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9047 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9272 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9668 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.15 years | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 1.25 years | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.49 years | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 1.68 years | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1.81 years | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.77 years | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.62 years | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.52 years | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.41 years | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.32 years | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.27 years | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.32 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.32 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4 years | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 years | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.34 years | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8186 years | 0.7852 years | 0.8612 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8722 years | 0.839 years | 0.9148 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8532 years | 0.8054 years | 0.9047 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 years | 0.8848 years | 1.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 years | 1.27 years | 1.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 years | 1.34 years | 1.41 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 1.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7852 years in 1971.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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