School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.94 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 1.94 years.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.97 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6842 years, in 1974.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7166 years | 0.6842 years | 0.7561 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.772 years | 0.743 years | 0.8324 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9746 years | 0.8444 years | 1.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 years | 1.39 years | 1.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 years | 1.73 years | 1.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 years | 1.81 years | 1.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 4.60 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 1.94 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6842 years in 1974.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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