School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.6442 years in 2019. β—† Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.6442 years
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
38th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.6442 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.1143 years
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2019

0.20.40.6197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries: UN classification is 0.6442 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 0.6442 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1143 years, in 1970.

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 38th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1312 years 0.1143 years 0.1575 years 10
1980s 0.183 years 0.1592 years 0.1994 years 10
1990s 0.2005 years 0.1926 years 0.2182 years 10
2000s 0.321 years 0.2318 years 0.4624 years 10
2010s 0.5726 years 0.5102 years 0.6442 years 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

  1. 35 Latvia 2.89 years compare
  2. 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.89 years compare
  3. 37 Libya 2.87 years compare
  4. 38 Israel 2.84 years compare
  5. 39 Switzerland 2.83 years compare
  6. 40 Bulgaria 2.82 years compare
  7. 41 Lithuania 2.82 years compare

See the full ranking of 222 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries: UN classification?
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Least developed countries: UN classification was 0.6442 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 0.6442 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 years in 1970.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 38th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.