School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members is 3.89 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 3.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.57 years, in 1999.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 29th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.57 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.57 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.63 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8 years | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.88 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.95 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.05 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.15 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.24 years | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.38 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.43 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.58 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.68 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.88 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.88 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.89 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.57 years | 2.57 years | 2.57 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.94 years | 2.57 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 years | 3.38 years | 3.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 years | 3.82 years | 3.89 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
- 26 United States of America 4.02 years compare
- 27 Belgium 4 years compare
- 28 Uruguay 3.98 years compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.91 years compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 3.91 years compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 3.9 years compare
- 32 Sweden 3.87 years compare
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 57.13 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 37.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 46.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 27.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members was 3.89 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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