School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montserrat
Montserrat: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.75 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montserrat, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 10.75 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montserrat peaked at 12.22 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.28 years, in 1999.
That places Montserrat 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.28 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.68 years | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 10.35 years | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 10.98 years | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 10.94 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.59 years | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 11.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.07 years | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 11.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.76 years | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 12.22 years | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 11.19 years | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 11.79 years | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 11.66 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.21 years | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 11.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.67 years | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 10.75 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.28 years | 6.28 years | 6.28 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.67 years | 7.68 years | 11.68 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.61 years | 11.06 years | 12.22 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.98 years | 10.67 years | 11.28 years | 4 |
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- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3 (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montserrat?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Montserrat was 10.75 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 12.22 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.28 years in 1999.
- How does Montserrat rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Montserrat ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release