School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.56 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.56 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.77 years
in 2019
All-time low
8.08 years
in 2006
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 9.56 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 9.77 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.08 years, in 2006.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.27 years | — |
| 1998 | 8.22 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.22 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.2 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.15 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.08 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.14 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.24 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.59 years | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 8.93 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 9.29 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.49 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.69 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.66 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.52 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.56 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.24 years | 8.22 years | 8.27 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.18 years | 8.08 years | 8.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.41 years | 8.59 years | 9.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.58 years | 9.52 years | 9.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 11.49 years compare
- 8 Bhutan 11.31 years compare
- 9 Australia 11.25 years compare
- 10 Rwanda 11.23 years compare
- 11 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.22 years compare
- 12 Fiji 11.07 years compare
- 13 Cook Islands 10.99 years compare
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, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 9.56 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.77 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.08 years in 2006.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release