School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.73 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Low & middle income stood at 1.73 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Low & middle income peaked at 1.73 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2776 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, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2796 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2776 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.282 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2888 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2966 years | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3064 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3112 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3139 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3158 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3208 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3242 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3308 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3375 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3419 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3483 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3535 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3596 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3691 years | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3721 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3808 years | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3873 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3934 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3969 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4024 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4182 years | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4368 years | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4654 years | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.495 years | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5323 years | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5764 years | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6196 years | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.668 years | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7327 years | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7885 years | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8396 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8857 years | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.943 years | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9878 years | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.04 years | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 years | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.14 years | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.22 years | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.31 years | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 1.37 years | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.51 years | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 1.58 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.62 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.65 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.69 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.73 years | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2992 years | 0.2776 years | 0.3208 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3518 years | 0.3242 years | 0.3808 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4504 years | 0.3873 years | 0.5764 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8581 years | 0.6196 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 years | 1.14 years | 1.73 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (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, female in Low & middle income?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Low & middle income was 1.73 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2776 years in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. 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, female (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.