School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.8 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.8 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
92nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.81 years
in 2022
All-time low
8.64 years
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States stood at 10.8 years.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States peaked at 10.81 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.64 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Small States 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.68 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.64 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 8.77 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 8.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 8.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 9.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 9.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 9.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 9.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 9.12 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 9.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 9.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 9.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 9.3 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 9.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.31 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 9.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 9.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 9.41 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.77 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.86 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.95 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.1 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 10.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.77 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 10.8 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.95 years | 8.64 years | 9.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.25 years | 9.12 years | 9.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.37 years | 9.3 years | 9.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.92 years | 9.5 years | 10.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.63 years | 10.44 years | 10.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.78 years | 10.74 years | 10.81 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
More education data for WB: Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.08 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 243,069 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 970,939 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Small States was 10.8 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 10.81 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.64 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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