School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.11 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.11 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.38 years
in 1985
All-time low
4.91 years
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 5.11 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 6.38 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.91 years, in 1976.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.68 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.56 years | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 5.24 years | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 5.18 years | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 5 years | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 4.92 years | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 4.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 5.1 years | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 5.97 years | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 6.06 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 6.2 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 6.31 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 6.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.34 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 5.77 years | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 5.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.05 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 6.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.2 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 6.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.33 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.03 years | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 5.97 years | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 5.93 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.85 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.73 years | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.69 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.58 years | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.45 years | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.16 years | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 5.33 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 5.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.3 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.5 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.49 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.49 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.46 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.41 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.36 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.33 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.25 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.19 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.11 years | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 5.11 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.36 years | 4.91 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.17 years | 5.77 years | 6.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.06 years | 5.85 years | 6.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 years | 5.16 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 years | 5.33 years | 5.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.19 years | 5.11 years | 5.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 535,215 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 5.11 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 years in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.91 years in 1976.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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