School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.93 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.93 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.93 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.5852 years
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 1.93 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 1.93 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5852 years, in 1981.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 101st 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.611 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6172 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6078 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.606 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6154 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6033 years | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6241 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6501 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6538 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6657 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6051 years | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5852 years | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6007 years | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6004 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6087 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6227 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6112 years | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6187 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6149 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6223 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6246 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6257 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6333 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6467 years | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6635 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.684 years | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6956 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7053 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7139 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7238 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7321 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7796 years | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8244 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8709 years | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9175 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9548 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1 years | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 years | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1 years | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.14 years | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.19 years | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.27 years | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.33 years | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.37 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.49 years | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.55 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.59 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.63 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.66 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.72 years | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.79 years | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.85 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.92 years | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.93 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6255 years | 0.6033 years | 0.6657 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.609 years | 0.5852 years | 0.6227 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6716 years | 0.6246 years | 0.7238 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9381 years | 0.7321 years | 1.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 years | 1.19 years | 1.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 years | 1.72 years | 1.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 2.1 years compare
- 99 Liechtenstein 2.09 years compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 2.07 years compare
- 101 Cuba 2.05 years compare
- 102 Malaysia 1.91 years compare
- 103 Tunisia 1.91 years compare
- 104 Egypt 1.9 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 374.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 1.93 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5852 years in 1981.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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