School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.87 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
47th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.48 years
in 2018
All-time low
7.87 years
in 1976
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 recorded 11.87 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 12.48 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.87 years, in 1976.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.99 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.87 years | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 8.12 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 8.99 years | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 9.2 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 9.46 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 9.62 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 9.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 9.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 9.99 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 10.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 10.26 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 10.47 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 10.59 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 10.74 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 10.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 10.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 11.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 11.18 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 11.32 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 11.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 11.25 years | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 11.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 11.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 11.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.52 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 11.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.79 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.1 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.41 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.37 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.35 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.21 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.04 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.91 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 11.88 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.87 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.44 years | 7.87 years | 9.2 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.08 years | 9.46 years | 10.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.19 years | 10.82 years | 11.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.49 years | 11.35 years | 11.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.36 years | 12.1 years | 12.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.98 years | 11.87 years | 12.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 11.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 12.48 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.87 years in 1976.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release