School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 2.88 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Upper middle income, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Upper middle income is 2.88 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Upper middle income peaked at 2.88 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3528 years, in 1973.
Upper middle income ranks 14th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3528 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.3683 years | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3894 years | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3982 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3983 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3933 years | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3939 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3985 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4026 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4108 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4097 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4126 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4195 years | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4333 years | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4485 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4569 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4704 years | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4814 years | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4928 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.507 years | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5214 years | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5584 years | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5979 years | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6374 years | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6881 years | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7413 years | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.804 years | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.876 years | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.962 years | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.07 years | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 1.17 years | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.25 years | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.32 years | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4 years | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.48 years | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.56 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.65 years | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.76 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.86 years | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 2 years | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.14 years | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.41 years | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 2.56 years | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 2.67 years | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.72 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.8 years | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.88 years | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3849 years | 0.3528 years | 0.3983 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4263 years | 0.3985 years | 0.4704 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.603 years | 0.4814 years | 0.804 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 years | 0.876 years | 1.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 years | 1.76 years | 2.88 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Upper middle income?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Upper middle income was 2.88 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3528 years in 1973.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper 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.