School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.36 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.77 years
in 2006
All-time low
5.5 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Other Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Other Small States is 6.36 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Other Small States peaked at 6.77 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.5 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Other Small States 22nd 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, male in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.55 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.5 years | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 5.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 5.7 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.87 years | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 6.05 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 6.18 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 6.17 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 6.15 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 6.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.34 years | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 6.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 6.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 6.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 6.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 6.49 years | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 6.45 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.39 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.37 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.35 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.47 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 6.49 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.43 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.56 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 6.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 6.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.67 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.73 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.69 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.62 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.57 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.53 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.51 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.46 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.41 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.39 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.33 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.36 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.89 years | 5.5 years | 6.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.42 years | 6.19 years | 6.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.45 years | 6.35 years | 6.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 years | 6.62 years | 6.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 years | 6.41 years | 6.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 years | 6.33 years | 6.39 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 19 Bhutan 7.48 years compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.44 years compare
- 21 Uganda 7.4 years compare
- 22 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 7.36 years compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 7.34 years compare
- 24 South Africa 7.3 years compare
- 25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.25 years compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.29 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 782,963 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 183,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 780,114 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Other Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Other Small States was 6.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.77 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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