School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.61 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.98 years
in 2019
All-time low
9.84 years
in 1972
Years of data
40
1972–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 12.61 years.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 12.98 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.84 years, in 1972.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 108th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.84 years | — |
| 1973 | 9.95 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 10.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 10.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 10.44 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 10.59 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 10.48 years | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 10.47 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.66 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 10.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 10.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 10.53 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 10.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 10.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.55 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.53 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.51 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 10.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 10.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.82 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.02 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.95 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 11 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.85 years | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 12.09 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.41 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.69 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.78 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 12.87 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 12.68 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 12.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.66 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.61 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.25 years | 9.84 years | 10.59 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.61 years | 10.53 years | 10.68 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 10.72 years | 10.51 years | 11.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.85 years | 11.85 years | 11.85 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.71 years | 12.09 years | 12.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.71 years | 12.61 years | 12.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 4.60 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 12.61 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.98 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.84 years in 1972.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release