School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.21 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 7.21 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 7.4 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.87 years, in 1991.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 3rd 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 | 6.05 years | 5.91 years | 6.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.99 years | 5.93 years | 6.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.09 years | 5.87 years | 6.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.17 years | 6.03 years | 6.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.23 years | 6.58 years | 7.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 years | 7.19 years | 7.29 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 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
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.63 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 7.21 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.87 years in 1991.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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