School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 11.92 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
11.92 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.92 years
in 2017
All-time low
8.8 years
in 1979
Years of data
42
1976–2017
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Other Small States, 1976–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Other Small States is 11.92 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Other Small States peaked at 11.92 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.8 years, in 1979.
WB: Other Small States ranks 132nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.94 years | — |
| 1977 | 8.91 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 8.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 8.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 8.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 8.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 9 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 9.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 9.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 9.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 9.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 9.21 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 9.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.28 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.38 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 9.51 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.79 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.92 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.12 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 10.55 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.71 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 11.01 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.24 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.45 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.92 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.88 years | 8.8 years | 8.94 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.12 years | 8.84 years | 9.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.41 years | 9.21 years | 9.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.34 years | 9.79 years | 11.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.56 years | 11.13 years | 11.92 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 129 Myanmar 12.13 years compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 12.04 years compare
- 131 Nicaragua 11.98 years compare
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 11.97 years compare
- 133 Ghana 11.76 years compare
- 134 Bangladesh 11.74 years compare
- 135 Lebanon 11.61 years compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 391,797 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 391,166 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Other Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Other Small States was 11.92 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 years in 1979.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small 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