School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.6 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Late-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 Late-demographic dividend is 2.6 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 2.6 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3517 years, in 1971.
That places Late-demographic dividend 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3579 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3517 years | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3588 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3742 years | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3907 years | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4108 years | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4211 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4203 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4103 years | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4124 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4107 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.417 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.426 years | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4216 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4173 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4216 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4357 years | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4431 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4486 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4539 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.461 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4637 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4687 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4801 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5152 years | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5558 years | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6019 years | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.649 years | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6932 years | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7455 years | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8223 years | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9323 years | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 years | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 1.15 years | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.23 years | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.29 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.39 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.43 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.49 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.59 years | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.66 years | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.77 years | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.89 years | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.21 years | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 2.33 years | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.39 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.42 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5 years | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6 years | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3908 years | 0.3517 years | 0.4211 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4296 years | 0.4107 years | 0.4539 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5634 years | 0.461 years | 0.7455 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 years | 0.8223 years | 1.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 years | 1.59 years | 2.6 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.33 years compare
- 11 Finland 4.29 years compare
- 12 Netherlands 4.24 years compare
- 13 Russian Federation 4.23 years compare
- 14 New Zealand 4.19 years compare
- 15 Spain 4.17 years compare
- 16 Denmark 4.11 years compare
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.24 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend was 2.6 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3517 years in 1971.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Late-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.