School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.462 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.462 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
197th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.462 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.1449 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 0.462 years, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 0.462 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1449 years, in 1970.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 197th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1449 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1604 years | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1785 years | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1863 years | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1873 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2127 years | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2162 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2041 years | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2123 years | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2095 years | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2157 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2298 years | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2324 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2332 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2392 years | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.251 years | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2479 years | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2449 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2475 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2427 years | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2465 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2322 years | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2226 years | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2171 years | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2046 years | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.198 years | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1947 years | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1936 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1997 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2076 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2181 years | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2285 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2378 years | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2456 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2623 years | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2807 years | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2992 years | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3105 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3319 years | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3625 years | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3874 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3953 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4148 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4206 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4451 years | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4474 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4422 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.446 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4497 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4536 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4597 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.462 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1912 years | 0.1449 years | 0.2162 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2384 years | 0.2157 years | 0.251 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2116 years | 0.1936 years | 0.2465 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2777 years | 0.2181 years | 0.3625 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4302 years | 0.3874 years | 0.4536 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4609 years | 0.4597 years | 0.462 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 194 Sierra Leone 0.0994 years compare
- 195 Papua New Guinea 0.0975 years compare
- 196 Haiti 0.0526 years compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 0.462 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.462 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1449 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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