School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.12 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
86th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.39 years
in 2019
All-time low
8.51 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 11.12 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 11.39 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.51 years, in 1971.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 86th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.52 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 8.64 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 8.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 8.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 8.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 9.1 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 9.21 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 9.09 years | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 9.27 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 9.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 9.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.23 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 9.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 9.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 9.32 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 9.31 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.6 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.81 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 9.74 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.94 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.94 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.91 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.35 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.72 years | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 11.09 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 11.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.32 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.32 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.26 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.11 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.12 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.86 years | 8.51 years | 9.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.29 years | 9.23 years | 9.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5 years | 9.31 years | 9.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.93 years | 9.76 years | 10.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 years | 10.35 years | 11.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.17 years | 11.11 years | 11.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 83 Sao Tome and Principe 12.08 years compare
- 84 Kiribati 12.07 years compare
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.07 years compare
- 86 Martinique 12.07 years compare
- 87 Georgia 12.05 years compare
- 88 Andorra 12.03 years compare
- 89 North Macedonia 12.02 years compare
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, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 11.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 11.39 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.51 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release