School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.23 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
12.23 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.23 years
in 2017
All-time low
9.23 years
in 1971
Years of data
48
1970–2017
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Small States, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Small States is 12.23 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Small States peaked at 12.23 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.23 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Small States 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.33 years | — |
| 1971 | 9.23 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 9.36 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 9.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 9.48 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 9.69 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 9.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 9.74 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9.69 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 9.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 9.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 9.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 9.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 9.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 9.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 9.92 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 9.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 10.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 10.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 10.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 10.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.2 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.6 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.71 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.86 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.04 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.19 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.39 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.53 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.89 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 12 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.23 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.53 years | 9.23 years | 9.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.82 years | 9.7 years | 9.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.02 years | 9.92 years | 10.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.83 years | 10.2 years | 11.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.97 years | 11.64 years | 12.23 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 119 Belize 12.7 years compare
- 120 Malaysia 12.6 years compare
- 121 Botswana 12.5 years compare
- 122 Sao Tome and Principe 12.42 years compare
- 123 Turkmenistan 12.39 years
- 124 Guyana 12.37 years compare
- 125 San Marino 12.26 years compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.08 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 243,069 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 970,939 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Small States was 12.23 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.23 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.23 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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