School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.59 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend is 1.59 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.59 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2562 years, in 1970.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2562 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2592 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2655 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2747 years | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2863 years | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2993 years | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.31 years | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3125 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3249 years | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3372 years | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3479 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3661 years | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3683 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3913 years | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4178 years | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4275 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4352 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4489 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.433 years | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4442 years | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4497 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4583 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4611 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4674 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4818 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4941 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5276 years | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5519 years | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5901 years | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6339 years | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6606 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6801 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7071 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7318 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7568 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7736 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8147 years | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8797 years | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9603 years | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 years | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1 years | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 years | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 1.31 years | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.33 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.39 years | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.46 years | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.51 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.54 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.56 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.59 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2926 years | 0.2562 years | 0.3372 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.408 years | 0.3479 years | 0.4489 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5116 years | 0.4497 years | 0.6339 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7982 years | 0.6606 years | 1.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 years | 1.1 years | 1.59 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend was 1.59 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2562 years in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.