School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.71 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) recorded 6.71 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 6.71 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.93 years, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.93 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 4.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 4.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 4.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 4.14 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 4.24 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4.39 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4.38 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 4.43 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.53 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 4.64 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 4.72 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.81 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 4.76 years | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.95 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.01 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.96 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.83 years | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 4.96 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 4.74 years | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 4.59 years | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.33 years | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 4.23 years | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.08 years | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.07 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.04 years | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.09 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.19 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.71 years | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 5.26 years | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 5.78 years | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 6.29 years | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 6.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.57 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.69 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.71 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.09 years | 3.93 years | 4.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.64 years | 4.38 years | 4.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.87 years | 4.74 years | 5.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.24 years | 4.04 years | 4.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.29 years | 5.26 years | 6.71 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 6 Mozambique 8.56 years compare
- 7 Malawi 8.39 years compare
- 8 Zambia 8.22 years compare
- 9 Eswatini 8.16 years compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 7.9 years compare
- 11 Anguilla 7.89 years compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.87 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 784,968 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 355,410 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 429,558 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 503,737 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 49,680 (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.7% (2019)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 288,423 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 601,627 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 313,204 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 6.71 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 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