School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9888 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9888 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9978 GPIA
in 1992
All-time low
0.9717 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
54
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 0.9888 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 0.9978 GPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9717 GPIA, in 1974.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9839 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9813 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9757 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9717 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9734 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9734 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9738 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9765 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9766 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9751 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.977 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9796 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9778 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9778 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9851 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9931 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9913 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9921 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9828 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9856 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9838 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9827 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9777 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9849 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9732 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9763 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9806 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9801 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9795 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9822 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9831 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9858 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9874 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9874 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.976 GPIA | 0.9717 GPIA | 0.9839 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9811 GPIA | 0.9751 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.9828 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9821 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9763 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9876 GPIA | 0.9858 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 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, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 0.9888 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9978 GPIA in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9717 GPIA in 1974.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release