School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9793 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9793 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9793 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9349 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 0.9793 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 0.9793 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9349 GPIA, in 1978.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9564 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9557 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9539 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9482 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9451 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9429 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9392 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9372 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9349 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9355 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9357 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9357 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9391 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9422 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9432 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9438 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9528 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9544 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9575 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9597 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9588 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9602 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9551 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9595 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9592 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9628 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9666 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9673 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9567 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9562 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9576 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9615 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9477 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9531 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9576 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9616 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9597 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9626 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9727 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9747 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9786 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9777 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9787 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9793 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9449 GPIA | 0.9349 GPIA | 0.9564 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9448 GPIA | 0.9357 GPIA | 0.9565 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9585 GPIA | 0.9551 GPIA | 0.9603 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.9477 GPIA | 0.9673 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9628 GPIA | 0.9531 GPIA | 0.9727 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9778 GPIA | 0.9747 GPIA | 0.9793 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 0.9793 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9793 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9349 GPIA in 1978.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release