School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.6677 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6677 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6682 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.143 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 0.6677 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 0.6682 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.143 years, in 1972.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1444 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.144 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.143 years | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1431 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1464 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1448 years | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1447 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1507 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.154 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.164 years | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1659 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1686 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1745 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1803 years | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1844 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1874 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1888 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1895 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1901 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1919 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1939 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1883 years | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1853 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1906 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1927 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.196 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2041 years | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2178 years | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2324 years | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.242 years | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2525 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2737 years | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2858 years | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2969 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3141 years | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3423 years | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3583 years | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.382 years | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.405 years | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4378 years | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.471 years | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.497 years | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5112 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5218 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5412 years | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5454 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5473 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5501 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5662 years | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6007 years | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6129 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6399 years | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6476 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6682 years | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6677 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1479 years | 0.143 years | 0.164 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1821 years | 0.1659 years | 0.1919 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2043 years | 0.1853 years | 0.242 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3348 years | 0.2525 years | 0.4378 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5352 years | 0.471 years | 0.6007 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6473 years | 0.6129 years | 0.6682 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 0.6677 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6682 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.143 years in 1972.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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