School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.33 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
123rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.55 years
in 2011
All-time low
0.9399 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1972–2023
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 1.33 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 1.55 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9399 years, in 1984.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.46 years | — |
| 1973 | 1.36 years | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 1.29 years | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.24 years | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.17 years | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.1 years | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 1.05 years | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.02 years | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9619 years | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9446 years | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9399 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9459 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.957 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9645 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.979 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9927 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.02 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.07 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.08 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.11 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.13 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.14 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.16 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.18 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.22 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.29 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.35 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.42 years | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.49 years | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.55 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.52 years | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.49 years | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.43 years | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.49 years | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.42 years | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.45 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.48 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 years | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 1.34 years | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.33 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.27 years | 1.1 years | 1.46 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9757 years | 0.9399 years | 1.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 years | 1 years | 1.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 years | 1.16 years | 1.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 years | 1.42 years | 1.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 years | 1.27 years | 1.48 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 139,514 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 72,041 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 169,203 (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 169,721 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 83,038 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 1.33 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9399 years in 1984.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release