School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Montserrat
Montserrat: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 7.36 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Montserrat, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 7.36 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Montserrat peaked at 9.63 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.21 years, in 1998.
Montserrat ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.63 years | — |
| 1973 | 9.38 years | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 9.01 years | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 8.84 years | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 9.03 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 8.39 years | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 7.89 years | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 8.04 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 7.12 years | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 7.28 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 7.43 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 7.57 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 7.31 years | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 7.17 years | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 7.78 years | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 7.97 years | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 7.78 years | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 7.87 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 7.82 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 8.59 years | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 9.26 years | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 8.73 years | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 8.33 years | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.21 years | -73.5% |
| 1999 | 4.23 years | +91.6% |
| 2000 | 5.11 years | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 6.74 years | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 7.86 years | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 7.43 years | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 7.93 years | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 7.64 years | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.91 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.7 years | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.19 years | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 7.57 years | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 7.16 years | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.49 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 7.95 years | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 8.16 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.66 years | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 8.19 years | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 7.89 years | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 7.68 years | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.64 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.36 years | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Montserrat changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +91.6% | 2.21 years | 4.23 years |
| 1998 | -73.5% | 8.33 years | 2.21 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.88 years | 7.89 years | 9.63 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 7.54 years | 7.12 years | 8.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.13 years | 2.21 years | 9.26 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.29 years | 5.11 years | 7.93 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.84 years | 7.16 years | 8.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.64 years | 7.36 years | 7.89 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 16 Botswana 7.6 years compare
- 17 Uganda 7.49 years compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.39 years compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 7.32 years compare
- 21 American Samoa 7.3 years compare
- 22 East Timor 7.26 years compare
More education data for Montserrat
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Montserrat?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Montserrat was 7.36 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 9.63 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 years in 1998.
- How does Montserrat rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Montserrat ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release