School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States stood at 8.77 years.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States peaked at 9.02 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.14 years, in 1997.
WB: Other Small States ranks 87th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.18 years | — |
| 1996 | 8.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.24 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.38 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8.45 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.99 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.93 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.91 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.79 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.76 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.7 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.77 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.77 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.21 years | 8.14 years | 8.3 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.66 years | 8.38 years | 8.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.92 years | 8.76 years | 9.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 years | 8.7 years | 8.77 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 624,856 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States was 8.77 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.02 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 years in 1997.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small 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