School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific
AIMS: Pacific: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.67 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific, 1991β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific stood at 6.67 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific peaked at 6.83 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.76 years, in 2006.
That places AIMS: Pacific 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.17 years | 6.08 years | 6.22 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.86 years | 5.76 years | 6.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.71 years | 6.33 years | 6.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7 years | 6.67 years | 6.74 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Pacific
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 7.9 years compare
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.87 years compare
- 12 Grenada 7.8 years compare
- 13 Bhutan 7.76 years compare
- 14 Ireland 7.76 years compare
- 15 Botswana 7.68 years compare
- 16 United States Virgin Islands 7.45 years
More education data for AIMS: Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 199,468 (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.6% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 696,822 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 746,747 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific was 6.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.76 years in 2006.
- How does AIMS: Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- AIMS: Pacific ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release