School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 6.56 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.56 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.64 years
in 2019
All-time low
4.78 years
in 2006
Years of data
55
1970–2024
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.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.06 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 5.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 5.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 5.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 5.18 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 5.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 5.3 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 5.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 5.39 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 5.47 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 5.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 5.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 5.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 5.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 5.61 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 5.57 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 5.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.7 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.68 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.58 years | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.74 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 5.59 years | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.37 years | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.19 years | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.06 years | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 4.88 years | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 4.83 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.78 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.89 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.28 years | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 5.71 years | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 6.11 years | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.47 years | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 6.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.63 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.61 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.58 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.56 years | -0.1% |
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 Ireland 7.76 years compare
- 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
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
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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