School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.9 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Antigua and Barbuda, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Antigua and Barbuda is 7.9 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 9.61 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.06 years, in 1971.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 10th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.06 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.31 years | +24.9% |
| 1974 | 6.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 6.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 6.99 years | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 7.1 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.98 years | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 6.92 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 9.61 years | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 7.31 years | -23.9% |
| 1995 | 8.2 years | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 9.46 years | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 8.16 years | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 8.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.18 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.31 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.15 years | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.93 years | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 7.93 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.81 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.74 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.54 years | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.72 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 7.95 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4 years | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 7.9 years | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.51 years | 5.06 years | 7.1 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 9.61 years | 9.61 years | 9.61 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.76 years | 7.31 years | 8.2 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.51 years | 8.16 years | 9.46 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.9 years | 7.54 years | 8.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.15 years | 7.9 years | 8.4 years | 2 |
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More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,087 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Antigua and Barbuda?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Antigua and Barbuda was 7.9 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 years in 1971.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 10th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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