School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.57 years in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.57 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
103rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.64 years
in 1995
All-time low
8.5 years
in 2004
Years of data
31
1994–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1994–2024

02.557.5101994200920241994: 10.5 years1995: 10.6 years1996: 10 years1997: 9.6 years1998: 9.2 years1999: 9.1 years2000: 9 years2001: 9 years2002: 8.9 years2003: 8.9 years2004: 8.5 years2005: 8.8 years2006: 8.8 years2007: 8.7 years2008: 8.7 years2009: 8.6 years2010: 9.1 years2011: 9.1 years2012: 9.1 years2013: 9.1 years2014: 9.1 years2015: 9.1 years2016: 9 years2017: 9 years2018: 8.9 years2019: 8.9 years2020: 8.9 years2021: 8.8 years2022: 8.7 years2023: 8.6 years2024: 8.6 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 recorded 8.57 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 10.64 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.5 years, in 2004.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 103rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1994 to 2024.
Year years Change
1994 10.53 years
1995 10.64 years +1.0%
1996 9.99 years -6.1%
1997 9.58 years -4.1%
1998 9.18 years -4.2%
1999 9.09 years -1.1%
2000 9 years -1.0%
2001 8.97 years -0.3%
2002 8.92 years -0.5%
2003 8.89 years -0.4%
2004 8.5 years -4.4%
2005 8.81 years +3.6%
2006 8.8 years -0.1%
2007 8.75 years -0.7%
2008 8.72 years -0.3%
2009 8.6 years -1.4%
2010 9.05 years +5.3%
2011 9.12 years +0.7%
2012 9.06 years -0.7%
2013 9.11 years +0.5%
2014 9.1 years -0.1%
2015 9.06 years -0.4%
2016 9.02 years -0.5%
2017 8.96 years -0.6%
2018 8.92 years -0.4%
2019 8.91 years -0.1%
2020 8.86 years -0.5%
2021 8.79 years -0.8%
2022 8.7 years -1.1%
2023 8.58 years -1.4%
2024 8.57 years -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.84 years 9.09 years 10.64 years 6
2000s 8.8 years 8.5 years 9 years 10
2010s 9.03 years 8.91 years 9.12 years 10
2020s 8.7 years 8.57 years 8.86 years 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024

  1. 100 Kuwait 8.98 years compare
  2. 101 Estonia 8.97 years compare
  3. 102 Guyana 8.97 years compare
  4. 103 Azerbaijan 8.95 years compare
  5. 104 Kazakhstan 8.93 years compare
  6. 105 Benin 8.93 years compare
  7. 106 Kiribati 8.93 years compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 8.57 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 10.64 years in 1995.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5 years in 2004.
How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release