School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 6.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.47 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
17th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.47 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.05 years
in 1973
Years of data
51
1973–2023
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 6.47 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 6.47 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.05 years, in 1973.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.05 years | — |
| 1974 | 5.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 5.3 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 5.75 years | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 5.66 years | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 5.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 5.78 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 5.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 5.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.77 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 5.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.78 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 5.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.72 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 5.81 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.02 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 5.96 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.03 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.96 years | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.88 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 5.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.17 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.15 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.13 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.25 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.25 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.26 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.39 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.31 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.21 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.28 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.25 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.4 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.47 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.47 years | 5.05 years | 5.75 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.8 years | 5.76 years | 5.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.92 years | 5.72 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.18 years | 6.13 years | 6.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.28 years | 6.2 years | 6.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 years | 6.25 years | 6.47 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 14 Grenada 7.7 years compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 7.66 years compare
- 16 Botswana 7.6 years compare
- 17 Uganda 7.49 years compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.39 years compare
- 19 Montserrat 7.36 years compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 7.32 years compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 331,180 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 6.47 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.05 years in 1973.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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