School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.451 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.451 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.451 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0732 years, in 1970.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0732 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0732 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0764 years | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0785 years | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0817 years | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0862 years | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0897 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0928 years | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0992 years | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1026 years | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1063 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.108 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1098 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1111 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1119 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1137 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1163 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1156 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1181 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1191 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1204 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1228 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1249 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1279 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1298 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1316 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1345 years | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1392 years | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1436 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1466 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1608 years | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1762 years | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.192 years | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2052 years | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2189 years | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2368 years | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2597 years | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2794 years | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3069 years | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3368 years | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3684 years | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3798 years | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4008 years | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4198 years | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4362 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4409 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4352 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4434 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4494 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.451 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0854 years | 0.0732 years | 0.1026 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.113 years | 0.1063 years | 0.1191 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1321 years | 0.1204 years | 0.1466 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2373 years | 0.1608 years | 0.3368 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4225 years | 0.3684 years | 0.451 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 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 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.451 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.451 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0732 years in 1970.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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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.