School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.62 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
11.62 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
58th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.86 years
in 2014
All-time low
7.81 years
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2021
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 11.62 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 11.86 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.81 years, in 1971.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 58th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.81 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.99 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 8.35 years | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 8.48 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 8.66 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 9.16 years | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 9.08 years | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 9.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 9.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 9.36 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 9.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 9.37 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 9.47 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 9.36 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 9.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 9.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 9.3 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.33 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.52 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 9.52 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 9.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 9.94 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 10.27 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 10.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.44 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.53 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.68 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.84 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 10.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.96 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 11.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.36 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.52 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.73 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.86 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.77 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.63 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.52 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.58 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 11.62 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.64 years | 7.81 years | 9.16 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.35 years | 9.23 years | 9.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.53 years | 9.3 years | 9.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.65 years | 10.27 years | 11.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.59 years | 11.17 years | 11.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 years | 11.58 years | 11.62 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.8247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,041 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1886 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6508 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36,638 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 11.62 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.86 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release