School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.87 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
103rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.21 years
in 2019
All-time low
9.76 years
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 12.87 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 13.21 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.76 years, in 1971.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.76 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.9 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 9.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 10.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 10.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 10.43 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 10.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 10.47 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 10.42 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 10.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 10.5 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 10.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 10.58 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 10.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 10.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 10.66 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 10.6 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 10.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 10.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 10.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.64 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 10.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 10.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.92 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 11.13 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 11.07 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.27 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.52 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 11.67 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 11.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 12.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.62 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.9 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.81 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.07 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.96 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 13 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.21 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.09 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 12.95 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 12.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.91 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.87 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.19 years | 9.76 years | 10.53 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.63 years | 10.5 years | 10.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.85 years | 10.64 years | 11.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.62 years | 11.13 years | 12.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.86 years | 12.3 years | 13.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.96 years | 12.87 years | 13.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 100 Aruba 13.52 years compare
- 101 Kyrgyzstan 13.5 years compare
- 102 Cuba 13.46 years compare
- 103 Anguilla 13.45 years compare
- 104 Cayman Islands 13.38 years compare
- 105 Cape Verde 13.31 years compare
- 106 Qatar 13.3 years compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 4.60 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 12.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release