School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.56 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.56 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.83 years
in 2015
All-time low
1.16 years
in 1972
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) is 2.56 years, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 2.83 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.16 years, in 1972.
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 211th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.18 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.17 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.16 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.19 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.21 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.23 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.25 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.27 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.48 years | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 1.71 years | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 1.95 years | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 2.19 years | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 2.43 years | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 2.23 years | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 2.04 years | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 1.84 years | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 1.63 years | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 1.52 years | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 1.49 years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.52 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.54 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.58 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.63 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.66 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.68 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.74 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.77 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9 years | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.11 years | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 2.24 years | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.31 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.45 years | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.76 years | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.72 years | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.68 years | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.57 years | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.56 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 years | 1.16 years | 1.27 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 years | 1.48 years | 2.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 years | 1.49 years | 1.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 years | 1.7 years | 2.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 years | 2.45 years | 2.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 years | 2.56 years | 2.56 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- 208 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.69 years compare
- 209 Chad 1.67 years compare
- 210 Uganda 1.5 years compare
- 211 Niger 1.39 years compare
- 212 Equatorial Guinea 1.28 years compare
- 213 Central African Republic 1.13 years compare
- 214 Somalia 0.2678 years compare
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 68,663 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 85,812 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.2099 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 253,898 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 131,960 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 888,344 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 2.56 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 years in 1972.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release