School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 2.89 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 2.89 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 2.89 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3933 years, in 1973.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th of 45 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, female (years) (School tertiary) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3933 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.4099 years | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4299 years | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4394 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4389 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4258 years | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4218 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4186 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4153 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4213 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4147 years | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4087 years | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4067 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4139 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4206 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.428 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4367 years | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4461 years | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4504 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.46 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4744 years | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5076 years | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5488 years | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5994 years | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6503 years | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6953 years | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7561 years | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8375 years | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9496 years | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 1.07 years | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 1.18 years | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.26 years | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.33 years | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4 years | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.46 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.53 years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6 years | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.72 years | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.81 years | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.92 years | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.06 years | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 2.42 years | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 2.56 years | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.64 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.68 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.77 years | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.89 years | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4227 years | 0.3933 years | 0.4394 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4185 years | 0.4067 years | 0.4367 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5588 years | 0.4461 years | 0.7561 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 years | 0.8375 years | 1.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 years | 1.72 years | 2.89 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0761 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Late-demographic dividend was 2.89 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3933 years in 1973.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. 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, female (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.