School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.3 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
12.3 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
117th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.47 years
in 2009
All-time low
10.34 years
in 1973
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Caribbean Small States recorded 12.3 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2016.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 12.47 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.34 years, in 1973.
That places WB: Caribbean Small States 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.66 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.57 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 10.7 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 10.34 years | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 10.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 10.68 years | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 10.81 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 11.03 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 11.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 11.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 11.19 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 10.91 years | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 11.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 11.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.02 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 11.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 11.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 11.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 11.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 11.29 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 11.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 11.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 11.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 11.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.28 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 11.19 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 11.1 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.03 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.93 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 10.81 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 10.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 11.05 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.59 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 12.46 years | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 12.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.25 years | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.2 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.16 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.13 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.3 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.76 years | 10.34 years | 11.23 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.14 years | 10.91 years | 11.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.22 years | 10.93 years | 11.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.57 years | 10.81 years | 12.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.25 years | 12.13 years | 12.35 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 114 Qatar 12.47 years compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 12.43 years compare
- 116 Panama 12.4 years compare
- 117 San Marino 12.38 years compare
- 118 Turkmenistan 12.29 years
- 119 Palestine, State of 12.28 years compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 12.17 years compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 258,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Caribbean Small States was 12.3 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.47 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.34 years in 1973.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small 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