School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.66 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total is 1.66 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.66 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3121 years, in 1971.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3134 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3121 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3165 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3248 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3344 years | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3461 years | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3529 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3541 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3566 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3637 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3684 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3799 years | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3843 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3917 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4009 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4071 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4168 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4261 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4224 years | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4302 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4359 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4404 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4421 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.448 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4671 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.488 years | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5213 years | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5507 years | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5863 years | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6268 years | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6692 years | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.72 years | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.779 years | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8362 years | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8816 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9208 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9665 years | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.06 years | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1 years | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.16 years | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.24 years | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.31 years | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.35 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.48 years | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.54 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.58 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.63 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.66 years | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3375 years | 0.3121 years | 0.3637 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4028 years | 0.3684 years | 0.4302 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5007 years | 0.4359 years | 0.6268 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8938 years | 0.6692 years | 1.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 years | 1.16 years | 1.66 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4436 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 1.66 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3121 years in 1971.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.