School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 0.4591 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Least developed countries, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Least developed countries is 0.4591 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Least developed countries peaked at 0.4591 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0498 years, in 1970.
That places Least developed countries 38th 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, female (years) (School tertiary) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0498 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0498 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0505 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0508 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0523 years | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0526 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0531 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0582 years | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0598 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0647 years | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0668 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0685 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0772 years | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0789 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.081 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0836 years | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0831 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0878 years | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.08 years | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0801 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0818 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0834 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0842 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0922 years | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0933 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0964 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1017 years | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1065 years | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1133 years | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1245 years | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1371 years | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1563 years | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1583 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1627 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1665 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1834 years | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2025 years | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2177 years | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2419 years | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.28 years | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.316 years | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3422 years | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3579 years | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.371 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3782 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3953 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4042 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4083 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4336 years | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4591 years | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0542 years | 0.0498 years | 0.0647 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0787 years | 0.0668 years | 0.0878 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0977 years | 0.0818 years | 0.1245 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1906 years | 0.1371 years | 0.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3866 years | 0.316 years | 0.4591 years | 10 |
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More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Least developed countries?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Least developed countries was 0.4591 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4591 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0498 years in 1970.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.