School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.9834 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
48
1970–2017
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 1.04 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9834 GPIA, in 2000.
WB: Small States ranks 57th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.992 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9954 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9971 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9934 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9894 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9904 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9864 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9834 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9924 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9889 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9981 GPIA | 0.992 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9924 GPIA | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9957 GPIA | 0.9834 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 54 Saint Lucia 1.08 GPIA compare
- 55 Republic of Moldova 1.08 GPIA compare
- 56 Thailand 1.08 GPIA compare
- 57 El Salvador 1.08 GPIA compare
- 58 Myanmar 1.08 GPIA compare
- 59 Romania 1.08 GPIA compare
- 60 Sri Lanka 1.07 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 168,615 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 483,162 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,454 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in WB: Small States was 1.04 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9834 GPIA in 2000.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Small States ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release