School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.4417 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend is 0.4417 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.4417 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0732 years, in 1970.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0824 years | 0.0732 years | 0.0997 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1278 years | 0.1049 years | 0.1484 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1676 years | 0.1519 years | 0.181 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2776 years | 0.2007 years | 0.3478 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.413 years | 0.3623 years | 0.4417 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.4417 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4417 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0732 years in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-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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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.