School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.89 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.89 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.5404 years
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 1.89 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 1.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5404 years, in 1981.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 106th 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 in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5597 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5658 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5571 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5556 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5649 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5538 years | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5737 years | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5984 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6022 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6143 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5575 years | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5404 years | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.555 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.555 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5633 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5773 years | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5669 years | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5749 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5716 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5785 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5807 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5814 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5887 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6017 years | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6189 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6396 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6521 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6627 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6721 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.683 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6926 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7399 years | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7845 years | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8312 years | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8784 years | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9125 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9579 years | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1 years | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 years | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.08 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.14 years | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.21 years | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.28 years | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.32 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.44 years | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.51 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.54 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.59 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.62 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.67 years | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.75 years | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.81 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.88 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.89 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5745 years | 0.5538 years | 0.6143 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.564 years | 0.5404 years | 0.5785 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6281 years | 0.5807 years | 0.683 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8935 years | 0.6926 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 years | 1.14 years | 1.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 years | 1.67 years | 1.89 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 1.89 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5404 years in 1981.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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