School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.65 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Low & middle income is 1.65 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 1.65 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3084 years, in 1971.
That places Low & middle income 24th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3103 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3084 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3137 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.323 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3334 years | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3459 years | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.353 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3543 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.357 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3642 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3689 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3804 years | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3851 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.393 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4025 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4092 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4192 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4289 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4251 years | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4322 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4374 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4406 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4412 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4445 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4614 years | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4799 years | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5102 years | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.538 years | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5735 years | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6121 years | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6539 years | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7028 years | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7603 years | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8176 years | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8649 years | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.904 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9515 years | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9942 years | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.04 years | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.08 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.14 years | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.23 years | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.29 years | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.34 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.46 years | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.53 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.56 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.61 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.65 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3363 years | 0.3084 years | 0.3642 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4044 years | 0.3689 years | 0.4322 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4939 years | 0.4374 years | 0.6121 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8773 years | 0.6539 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 years | 1.14 years | 1.65 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Low & middle income was 1.65 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3084 years in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.