School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.56 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 6.56 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 6.64 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.78 years, in 2006.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.14 years | 5.06 years | 5.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.47 years | 5.28 years | 5.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.64 years | 5.57 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.99 years | 4.78 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.41 years | 5.71 years | 6.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 years | 6.56 years | 6.61 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 15 Botswana 7.68 years compare
- 16 United States Virgin Islands 7.45 years compare
- 17 Uganda 7.44 years compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.41 years compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 7.39 years compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 7.22 years compare
- 21 American Samoa 7.19 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 1.13 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 790,826 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 6.56 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.64 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.78 years in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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