School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.65 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.65 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
104th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.65 years
in 2022
All-time low
7.76 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States stood at 10.65 years. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States peaked at 10.65 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.76 years, in 1971.
WB: Other Small States ranks 104th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.84 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.76 years | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 7.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 8.06 years | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 8.24 years | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.38 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 8.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 8.44 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 8.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 8.38 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 8.56 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 8.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 8.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 8.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 8.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 8.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 8.86 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 8.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 8.78 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 8.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.88 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.04 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 9.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 9.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 9.44 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.72 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 9.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.89 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.05 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 10.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.21 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.59 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.65 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.18 years | 7.76 years | 8.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.73 years | 8.44 years | 8.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.06 years | 8.78 years | 9.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.85 years | 9.44 years | 10.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.49 years | 10.29 years | 10.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.62 years | 10.59 years | 10.65 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 101 China 11.73 years compare
- 102 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.72 years compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 11.67 years compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 11.65 years compare
- 105 United States of America 11.65 years compare
- 106 Qatar 11.63 years compare
- 107 Sri Lanka 11.59 years compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 624,856 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States was 10.65 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 10.65 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.76 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release