School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.92 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.05 years
in 2019
All-time low
2.4 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 3.92 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 4.05 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.4 years, in 1972.
That places UNESCO: Sids 151st 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, secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.44 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.4 years | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.48 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.64 years | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 2.87 years | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 3.04 years | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 2.98 years | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 3.09 years | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 3.27 years | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 3.25 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.23 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.24 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.28 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.33 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.27 years | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.34 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.37 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.45 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.56 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.7 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.77 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.84 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.9 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.82 years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.79 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.82 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.87 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.01 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.94 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.94 years | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.92 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.68 years | 2.4 years | 3.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 years | 3.23 years | 3.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.32 years | 3.27 years | 3.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 years | 3.45 years | 3.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 years | 3.82 years | 4.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 years | 3.92 years | 4.01 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 4.79 years compare
- 149 Bahamas 4.73 years compare
- 150 British Virgin Islands 4.63 years compare
- 151 Myanmar 4.62 years compare
- 152 Panama 4.62 years compare
- 153 Dominican Republic 4.58 years compare
- 154 Ghana 4.57 years compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 3.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 years in 1972.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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