School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.8 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.13 years
in 2009
All-time low
4.2 years
in 1994
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) stood at 6.8 years.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 7.13 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.2 years, in 1994.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 7th 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, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.54 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.86 years | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 4.83 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 4.74 years | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 5.07 years | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 4.95 years | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 5.2 years | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 5.55 years | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 5.52 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 5.87 years | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 6.24 years | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 6.08 years | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 5.59 years | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 5.38 years | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 5.24 years | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 5.01 years | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 4.79 years | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 4.56 years | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 4.77 years | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 4.62 years | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.59 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 4.24 years | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 4.22 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.2 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.34 years | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.46 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 4.54 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.85 years | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 5.14 years | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 5.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.81 years | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 6.48 years | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 6.66 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.61 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.79 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.13 years | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.86 years | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 6.82 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.95 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 7.05 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.88 years | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.11 years | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.79 years | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.45 years | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 6.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 6.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 6.8 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.98 years | 4.54 years | 5.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.35 years | 4.56 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.44 years | 4.2 years | 4.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.16 years | 5.14 years | 7.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.87 years | 6.45 years | 7.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.66 years | 6.52 years | 6.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.2% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 917,273 (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.9% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 888,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.19 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 6.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 years in 1994.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release