School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.4616 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.4616 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4616 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0822 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 0.4616 years, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 0.4616 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0822 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, 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: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0822 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0827 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0861 years | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0886 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0923 years | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0968 years | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1025 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1085 years | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1111 years | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.115 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1169 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1182 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1188 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1188 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1197 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1217 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1201 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1219 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.123 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.124 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1254 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1268 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1291 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1307 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1315 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1342 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1387 years | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1434 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1467 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1595 years | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1742 years | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1895 years | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2023 years | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2162 years | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2334 years | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2548 years | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2731 years | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2998 years | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3278 years | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3569 years | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3688 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3907 years | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4075 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.424 years | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.428 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4232 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4316 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4393 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4451 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4528 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4616 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0951 years | 0.0822 years | 0.1111 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1194 years | 0.115 years | 0.123 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.133 years | 0.124 years | 0.1467 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2331 years | 0.1595 years | 0.3278 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4115 years | 0.3569 years | 0.4451 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4572 years | 0.4528 years | 0.4616 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 195 Papua New Guinea 0.0975 years compare
- 196 Haiti 0.0526 years compare
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.11 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 0.4616 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4616 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0822 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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