School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.39 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
91st
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.81 years
in 2018
All-time low
9.71 years
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1980–2024

0510151980200220241980: 9.7 years1981: 9.8 years1982: 10 years1983: 10 years1984: 10.2 years1985: 10.3 years1986: 10.5 years1987: 10.8 years1988: 10.9 years1989: 11.1 years1990: 11.1 years1991: 11.3 years1992: 11.4 years1993: 11.5 years1994: 11.6 years1995: 11.8 years1996: 11.7 years1997: 11.7 years1998: 11.8 years1999: 11.8 years2000: 11.9 years2001: 12 years2002: 12 years2003: 12 years2004: 12.1 years2005: 12.2 years2006: 12.4 years2007: 12.5 years2008: 12.7 years2009: 12.8 years2010: 13.2 years2011: 13.3 years2012: 13.5 years2013: 13.6 years2014: 13.6 years2015: 13.7 years2016: 13.6 years2017: 13.7 years2018: 13.8 years2019: 13.8 years2020: 13.7 years2021: 13.6 years2022: 13.5 years2023: 13.4 years2024: 13.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 stood at 13.39 years.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 13.81 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.71 years, in 1980.

That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 91st 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 45 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1980 to 2024.
Year years Change
1980 9.71 years
1981 9.82 years +1.1%
1982 9.98 years +1.7%
1983 10.04 years +0.5%
1984 10.21 years +1.7%
1985 10.33 years +1.2%
1986 10.48 years +1.5%
1987 10.76 years +2.6%
1988 10.89 years +1.3%
1989 11.05 years +1.5%
1990 11.14 years +0.8%
1991 11.26 years +1.0%
1992 11.37 years +1.0%
1993 11.53 years +1.4%
1994 11.63 years +0.9%
1995 11.82 years +1.6%
1996 11.66 years -1.4%
1997 11.74 years +0.7%
1998 11.77 years +0.3%
1999 11.83 years +0.5%
2000 11.9 years +0.6%
2001 11.99 years +0.8%
2002 12.02 years +0.3%
2003 12.03 years +0.0%
2004 12.13 years +0.9%
2005 12.22 years +0.8%
2006 12.38 years +1.3%
2007 12.51 years +1.0%
2008 12.68 years +1.4%
2009 12.82 years +1.1%
2010 13.19 years +2.8%
2011 13.33 years +1.1%
2012 13.51 years +1.3%
2013 13.64 years +1.0%
2014 13.62 years -0.2%
2015 13.69 years +0.6%
2016 13.61 years -0.6%
2017 13.69 years +0.6%
2018 13.81 years +0.9%
2019 13.78 years -0.2%
2020 13.7 years -0.6%
2021 13.57 years -0.9%
2022 13.45 years -0.9%
2023 13.41 years -0.3%
2024 13.39 years -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.33 years 9.71 years 11.05 years 10
1990s 11.57 years 11.14 years 11.83 years 10
2000s 12.27 years 11.9 years 12.82 years 10
2010s 13.59 years 13.19 years 13.81 years 10
2020s 13.51 years 13.39 years 13.7 years 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024

  1. 88 Romania 14.38 years compare
  2. 89 Liechtenstein 14.36 years compare
  3. 90 Belarus 14.36 years compare
  4. 91 Armenia 14.29 years compare
  5. 92 South Africa 14.24 years compare
  6. 93 Cuba 14.19 years compare
  7. 94 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.17 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 13.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 13.81 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 9.71 years in 1980.
How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release