School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 13.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.12 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
104th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.43 years
in 2019
All-time low
9.95 years
in 1972
Years of data
39
1972–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 13.12 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 13.43 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.95 years, in 1972.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 104th 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 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.95 years | — |
| 1973 | 9.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 10.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 10.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 10.47 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 10.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 10.52 years | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 10.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.8 years | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 10.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 10.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 10.75 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 10.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 10.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 10.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 10.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 10.86 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 11 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 11.23 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 11.18 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.28 years | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 12.5 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.82 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.98 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.9 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.25 years | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 13.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.15 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.43 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 13.33 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.23 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.17 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.12 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.28 years | 9.95 years | 10.61 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.81 years | 10.75 years | 10.86 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 10.95 years | 10.83 years | 11.23 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.28 years | 12.28 years | 12.28 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.05 years | 12.5 years | 13.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.21 years | 13.12 years | 13.33 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 13.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 13.43 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.95 years in 1972.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release