School life expectancy, tertiary, male in South Asia
South Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.22 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in South Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in South Asia stood at 1.22 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in South Asia peaked at 1.22 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.315 years, in 1977.
South Asia ranks 27th of 43 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, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.334 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3362 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3362 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3371 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3385 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3324 years | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3277 years | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.315 years | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3198 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3231 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3221 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3347 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3169 years | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3584 years | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3789 years | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3714 years | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3789 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3926 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3439 years | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3528 years | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3622 years | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3627 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3522 years | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3445 years | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3366 years | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3291 years | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3576 years | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3693 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4121 years | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.454 years | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4949 years | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5021 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5192 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5422 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5586 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5487 years | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5857 years | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6725 years | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7603 years | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.819 years | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8985 years | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 years | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 1.11 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 years | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.11 years | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.16 years | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.22 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.33 years | 0.315 years | 0.3385 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3551 years | 0.3169 years | 0.3926 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.368 years | 0.3291 years | 0.454 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6003 years | 0.4949 years | 0.819 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 years | 0.8985 years | 1.22 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 24 Norway 3.31 years compare
- 25 Germany 3.25 years compare
- 26 Cyprus 3.2 years compare
- 27 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.1 years compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 3.03 years compare
- 29 Portugal 2.97 years compare
- 30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.97 years compare
More education data for South Asia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in South Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in South Asia was 1.22 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.315 years in 1977.
- How does South Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- South Asia ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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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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.