School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.99 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
67th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.16 years
in 2011
All-time low
0.9724 years
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States is 1.99 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 2.16 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9724 years, in 1973.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 67th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9724 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.9858 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.09 years | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 1.28 years | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 1.32 years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.3 years | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.37 years | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 1.37 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.29 years | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.34 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.38 years | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 1.34 years | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.32 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.3 years | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.4 years | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 1.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.44 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.48 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.53 years | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.57 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.62 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.66 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.7 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.78 years | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.74 years | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.84 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.02 years | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 2.09 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.05 years | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.03 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.99 years | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.14 years | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.16 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.83 years | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 2.07 years | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.88 years | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.98 years | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.87 years | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.93 years | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.03 years | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.87 years | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 1.79 years | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.76 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.98 years | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 1.99 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 years | 0.9724 years | 1.37 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.35 years | 1.29 years | 1.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 years | 1.41 years | 1.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 years | 1.74 years | 2.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 years | 1.83 years | 2.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 years | 1.76 years | 1.99 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 90,585 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.36 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 53,362 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.449 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Caribbean Small States was 1.99 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9724 years in 1973.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small 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