ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) vs New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
9.09 years
in 2020
New Zealand
9.86 years
in 2024
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
44th
New Zealand rank
47th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 9.86 years against 9.09 years in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), a difference of 0.77 years.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 47th of 221 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 6.73 years 10.09 years 3.36 years New Zealand
2010s 8.58 years 10.01 years 1.43 years New Zealand
2020s 9.09 years 9.97 years 0.8821 years New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 9.86 years against 9.09 years in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and New Zealand?
0.77 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and New Zealand?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 47th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release