School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.37 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.59 years
in 2023
All-time low
9.35 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Pacific Island Small States recorded 14.37 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 14.59 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.35 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 73rd 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.35 years | — |
| 1971 | 9.63 years | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 9.94 years | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 10.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 10.27 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 10.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 10.32 years | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 10.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 10.29 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 10.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 10.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 10.21 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 10.32 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 10.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 10.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.4 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 10.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 10.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 10.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 10.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 10.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 10.94 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 11.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 11.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.84 years | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.1 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 11.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.96 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.86 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 11.07 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.3 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 11.51 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.71 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.91 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.27 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 12.57 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 13.02 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 13.16 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.41 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.89 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 14.33 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.59 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 14.37 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.09 years | 9.35 years | 10.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.43 years | 10.21 years | 10.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.95 years | 10.68 years | 11.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.67 years | 10.86 years | 12.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.51 years | 13.02 years | 13.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.24 years | 13.89 years | 14.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 70 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.19 years compare
- 71 Thailand 15.15 years compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.14 years compare
- 73 Tunisia 15.09 years compare
- 74 Russian Federation 15.06 years compare
- 75 Bulgaria 15.06 years compare
- 76 Andorra 15.04 years compare
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 185,819 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 14.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.59 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.35 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island 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