School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9783 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9783 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9799 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9562 GPIA
in 2009
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 0.9783 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 0.9799 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9562 GPIA, in 2009.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9675 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9665 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9656 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9633 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9643 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9665 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9693 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9562 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9654 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9683 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9652 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9678 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9726 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9747 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.977 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9783 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.967 GPIA | 0.9665 GPIA | 0.9675 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9661 GPIA | 0.9562 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9673 GPIA | 0.9611 GPIA | 0.9726 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9775 GPIA | 0.9747 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 0.9783 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9799 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9562 GPIA in 2009.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release