School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
61st
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.72 years
in 2019
All-time low
8.28 years
in 2000
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Pacific Island Small States recorded 9 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 9.72 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.28 years, in 2000.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.66 years | — |
| 1998 | 8.57 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 8.34 years | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 8.28 years | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.47 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.64 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.79 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.03 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.97 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 9.08 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.44 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 9.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.42 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.62 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.72 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.49 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 9.43 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.25 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.05 years | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 9 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.52 years | 8.34 years | 8.66 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.82 years | 8.28 years | 9.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.59 years | 9.42 years | 9.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.24 years | 9 years | 9.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 58 Cape Verde 9.56 years compare
- 59 Lesotho 9.56 years compare
- 60 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.54 years compare
- 61 Colombia 9.51 years compare
- 62 Spain 9.51 years compare
- 63 Libya 9.5 years compare
- 64 Luxembourg 9.48 years compare
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.72 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 years in 2000.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island 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