School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Middle income
Middle income: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 1.93 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle income stood at 1.93 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle income peaked at 1.93 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2893 years, in 1971.
Middle income ranks 22nd 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2914 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2893 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2936 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3004 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3083 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3183 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3231 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3259 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.328 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3335 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3373 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3443 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3509 years | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3552 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3616 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3669 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3732 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3836 years | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.387 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3968 years | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4038 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.411 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4157 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4226 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4411 years | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4627 years | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.495 years | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5279 years | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5688 years | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6174 years | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6645 years | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7177 years | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7879 years | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8485 years | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9033 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9521 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 years | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 years | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.24 years | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.34 years | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.44 years | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.51 years | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.67 years | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.75 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.83 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.88 years | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.93 years | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3112 years | 0.2893 years | 0.3335 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3657 years | 0.3373 years | 0.3968 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4766 years | 0.4038 years | 0.6174 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9245 years | 0.6645 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 years | 1.24 years | 1.93 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle income?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle income was 1.93 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2893 years in 1971.
- How does Middle income rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Middle income ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.