School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.8 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Small States, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 8.8 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Small States peaked at 9.05 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.2 years, in 1997.
WB: Small States ranks 81st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.2 years | — |
| 1998 | 8.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.39 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.57 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.75 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.89 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.02 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.88 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.86 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.84 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.79 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 8.8 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.23 years | 8.2 years | 8.26 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.62 years | 8.31 years | 8.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.98 years | 8.86 years | 9.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.82 years | 8.79 years | 8.84 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
More education data for WB: Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.08 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 243,069 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 970,939 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Small States was 8.8 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.05 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 years in 1997.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small 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