School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.54 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.22 years
in 2009
All-time low
4.22 years
in 1995
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) is 6.54 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 7.22 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.22 years, in 1995.
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 18th 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.
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.17 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.54 years | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 5.45 years | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 5.38 years | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 5.64 years | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 6.2 years | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 6.15 years | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 6.06 years | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 6.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.34 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 6.44 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 6.28 years | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 6.23 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.84 years | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 5.53 years | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 5.3 years | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 5.04 years | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 4.78 years | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 4.99 years | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 4.83 years | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.69 years | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 4.54 years | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.35 years | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 4.3 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.22 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.51 years | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 4.59 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.66 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 4.96 years | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 5.3 years | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 5.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 6.68 years | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 6.87 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.79 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.92 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.22 years | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 6.93 years | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.03 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.85 years | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.07 years | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.73 years | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.34 years | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 6.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.46 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.54 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.69 years | 5.17 years | 6.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.68 years | 4.78 years | 6.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.57 years | 4.22 years | 4.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 years | 5.3 years | 7.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.86 years | 6.34 years | 7.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 years | 6.38 years | 6.54 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- 15 Botswana 7.76 years compare
- 16 Ireland 7.67 years compare
- 17 Afghanistan 7.58 years compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 7.53 years compare
- 19 Bhutan 7.48 years compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.44 years compare
- 21 Uganda 7.4 years compare
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, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 6.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 years in 1995.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release