School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.47 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.48 years
in 2013
All-time low
4.71 years
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 6.47 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 6.48 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.71 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.72 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.71 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 4.88 years | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 5.23 years | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 5.37 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 5.53 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 6.03 years | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 5.95 years | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 5.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 6 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 6.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 6.14 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 6.12 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 6.03 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 5.99 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.94 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 6.08 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 5.99 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 5.97 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 5.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 6.17 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 6.08 years | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 6.23 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 6.14 years | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.05 years | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 6.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.33 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.33 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.24 years | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.23 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.34 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.44 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.41 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.36 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.28 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.25 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.27 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.25 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.47 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.44 years | 4.71 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.03 years | 5.94 years | 6.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.11 years | 6.02 years | 6.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.31 years | 6.23 years | 6.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 years | 6.25 years | 6.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.35 years | 6.25 years | 6.47 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 16 Botswana 7.68 years compare
- 17 Montserrat 7.57 years compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 7.45 years compare
- 19 Uganda 7.44 years compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.41 years compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 7.39 years compare
- 22 Timor-Leste 7.22 years compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 139,514 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 72,041 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 169,203 (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 169,721 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 86,683 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 6.47 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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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February 2026 Data Release