School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.74 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States is 12.74 years, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 13.14 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.48 years, in 1973.
Caribbean Small States ranks 22nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.91 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.81 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 10.95 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 10.48 years | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 10.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 10.89 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 11.01 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 10.88 years | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 11.31 years | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 11.41 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 11.41 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.8 years | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 11.21 years | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 11.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 11.12 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 11.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 11.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 11.21 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 11.66 years | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 11.41 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 11.74 years | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 11.4 years | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 11.75 years | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 11.68 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 11.78 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 11.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 11.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 11.72 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.59 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.97 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 11.94 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.65 years | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3 years | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 12.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 12.69 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.14 years | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 12.96 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 12.85 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.64 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.58 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.74 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.92 years | 10.48 years | 11.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.26 years | 10.8 years | 11.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.72 years | 11.4 years | 11.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.32 years | 11.59 years | 13.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.73 years | 12.58 years | 12.87 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 12.74 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 13.14 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.48 years in 1973.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.