School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Other small states
Other small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 11.93 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Other small states, 1970–2015
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 Other small states is 11.93 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 11.93 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.43 years, in 1971.
That places Other small states 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Other small states, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.59 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.43 years | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 7.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 7.74 years | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 7.94 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 8.09 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 8.25 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 8.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 8.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 8.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 8.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 8.64 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 8.74 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 8.94 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 9 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 9.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 9.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 9.05 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 9.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 9.05 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 9.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.4 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 9.55 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 9.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.88 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 9.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 10.18 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 10.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 10.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.94 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.21 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.45 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.65 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.93 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.97 years | 7.43 years | 8.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.89 years | 8.49 years | 9.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.47 years | 9.05 years | 9.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.77 years | 10.18 years | 11.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.72 years | 11.55 years | 11.93 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 23 Chile 16.59 years compare
- 24 Malta 16.58 years compare
- 25 Lithuania 16.57 years compare
- 26 Costa Rica 16.55 years compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 16.49 years compare
- 28 Macao 16.44 years compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 16.42 years compare
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Other small states?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Other small states was 11.93 years in 2015, 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 11.93 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.43 years in 1971.
- How does Other small states rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Other small states ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other 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.