School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 11.88 years in 2007. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 1970–2007
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2007, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pacific island small states stood at 11.88 years.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pacific island small states peaked at 12.17 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.72 years, in 1970.
Pacific island small states ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.72 years | — |
| 1971 | 9.93 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 10.13 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 10.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 10.62 years | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 10.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 10.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 10.62 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 10.54 years | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 10.51 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 10.42 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 10.34 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 10.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 10.5 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 10.37 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 10.22 years | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 10.56 years | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 10.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 10.89 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 10.79 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 10.95 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 11.3 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 11.23 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 11.55 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 11.3 years | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.6 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 11.52 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 10.99 years | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 10.81 years | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 11.43 years | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 11.38 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.06 years | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 12.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.83 years | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 11.96 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.88 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.36 years | 9.72 years | 10.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.47 years | 10.22 years | 10.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.24 years | 10.79 years | 11.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.69 years | 10.81 years | 12.17 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 28 Macau, China 16.44 years compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 16.42 years
- 30 Switzerland 16.41 years compare
- 31 Bahrain 16.3 years compare
- 32 United States of America 16.28 years compare
- 33 Czechia 16.28 years compare
- 34 Latvia 16.23 years compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pacific island small states?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pacific island small states was 11.88 years in 2007, 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 12.17 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.72 years in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2007.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.