School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 11.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Turks and Caicos Islands recorded 11.22 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 11.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.71 years, in 2003.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.36 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.63 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 9 years | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 8.78 years | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 7.71 years | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 8.65 years | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 8.88 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 10.49 years | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 8.11 years | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 8.07 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.14 years | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 10.9 years | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 10.01 years | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 10.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.26 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 10.62 years | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 11.16 years | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 11.22 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.36 years | 8.36 years | 8.36 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.88 years | 7.71 years | 10.49 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.24 years | 8.07 years | 10.9 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.67 years | 10.09 years | 11.22 years | 5 |
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More education data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,472 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 46.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 647 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands was 11.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 years in 2003.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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