School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.64 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States is 10.64 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 10.98 years in 1989 and was at its lowest, 10.11 years, in 1974.
That places Caribbean Small States 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.19 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 10.31 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 10.14 years | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 10.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 10.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 10.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 10.45 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 10.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 10.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 10.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 10.43 years | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 10.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 10.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.5 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 10.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 10.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 10.81 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.92 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 10.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 10.91 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 10.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 10.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.82 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 10.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.78 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 10.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 10.65 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 10.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 10.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.64 years | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.62 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.8 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 10.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.95 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.93 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.88 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 10.75 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.74 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.64 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.29 years | 10.11 years | 10.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.66 years | 10.43 years | 10.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.81 years | 10.65 years | 10.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.79 years | 10.62 years | 10.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.78 years | 10.64 years | 10.97 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 22 Switzerland 13.41 years compare
- 23 Tunisia 13.4 years compare
- 24 Luxembourg 13.37 years compare
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.31 years compare
- 26 Czechia 13.28 years compare
- 27 Argentina 13.15 years compare
- 28 Naoero 13.13 years compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 10.64 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 10.98 years in 1989.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.11 years in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.