School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.89 years in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states is 11.89 years, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states peaked at 11.89 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.55 years, in 1970.
That places Pacific island small states 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.55 years | — |
| 1971 | 9.73 years | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 9.93 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 10.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 10.22 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 10.44 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 10.36 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 10.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 10.31 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 10.2 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 10.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 10.05 years | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 10.03 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 10.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.02 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.88 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 10.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 10.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 10.3 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 10.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 10.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 10.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 10.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 10.71 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.46 years | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 10.7 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 10.62 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.44 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.3 years | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.56 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 10.89 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 11.15 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.37 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.27 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.39 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 11.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 11.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.89 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.11 years | 9.55 years | 10.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.05 years | 9.88 years | 10.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.58 years | 10.35 years | 10.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.09 years | 10.3 years | 11.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.84 years | 11.8 years | 11.89 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.28 years compare
- 10 United States Virgin Islands 14.06 years compare
- 11 New Zealand 14.05 years compare
- 12 Slovenia 14 years compare
- 13 Norway 13.96 years compare
- 14 Tonga 13.92 years compare
- 15 Malta 13.78 years compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Pacific island small states was 11.89 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 11.89 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.55 years in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.