School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in IDA only
IDA only: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.6131 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA only stood at 0.6131 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA only peaked at 0.6131 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1073 years, in 1970.
That places IDA only 36th out of 45 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 (years) (tertiary both) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1073 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1097 years | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1149 years | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1164 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1247 years | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1252 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1254 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1344 years | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1365 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1509 years | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1533 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1579 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.165 years | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1731 years | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1771 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1789 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1792 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1795 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1741 years | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1735 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1781 years | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1791 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.185 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1834 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1845 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1904 years | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1956 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2045 years | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2145 years | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2296 years | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2541 years | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2627 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2709 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2788 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3024 years | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3289 years | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3522 years | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3875 years | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.426 years | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4636 years | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4835 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5015 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5166 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5328 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5492 years | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5565 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5617 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5859 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6131 years | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1245 years | 0.1073 years | 0.1509 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1712 years | 0.1533 years | 0.1795 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1895 years | 0.1781 years | 0.2145 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3093 years | 0.2296 years | 0.426 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5364 years | 0.4636 years | 0.6131 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA only?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in IDA only was 0.6131 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6131 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1073 years in 1970.
- How does IDA only rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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.