SDG: Small Island Developing States vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male

SDG: Small Island Developing States
1.92 years
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.18 years
in 2023
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
72nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
73rd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male over time

  • SDG: Small Island Developing States
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.511.522.5197419992024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2.18 years against 1.92 years in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 0.26 years.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 72nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 73rd of 221 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Small Island Developing States United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.49 years 1.51 years 0.0122 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.83 years 1.93 years 0.0955 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.87 years 2.21 years 0.3354 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, SDG: Small Island Developing States or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2.18 years against 1.92 years in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between SDG: Small Island Developing States and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.26 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Small Island Developing States and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do SDG: Small Island Developing States and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 72nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 73rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,939 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release