School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 9.46 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 9.63 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.94 years, in 2006.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 23rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.09 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.08 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.99 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 7.94 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.03 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.01 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.41 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 8.77 years | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.14 years | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.32 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.53 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.53 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.42 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.46 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.09 years | 8.09 years | 8.09 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.04 years | 7.94 years | 8.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.25 years | 8.41 years | 9.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.47 years | 9.42 years | 9.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 9.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.63 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 years in 2006.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release