School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.18 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 7.18 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 7.35 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.93 years, in 1991.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 4th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 6.09 years | 5.96 years | 6.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.06 years | 6 years | 6.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.12 years | 5.93 years | 6.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.17 years | 6.02 years | 6.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 years | 6.55 years | 7.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 years | 7.16 years | 7.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 1 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 7.89 years compare
- 1 Haiti 11.16 years compare
- 2 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 7.57 years compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 9.68 years compare
- 3 Cook Islands 6.52 years compare
- 3 Rwanda 9.26 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.68 years compare
- 4 Niue 5.96 years compare
- 5 St. Kitts and Nevis 8.59 years compare
- 5 Saint Helena 5.86 years compare
- 6 Mozambique, Republic of 8.56 years compare
- 6 Tokelau 3.39 years compare
- 7 Malawi 8.39 years compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 7.18 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 years in 1991.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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