School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.33 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States is 4.33 years, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States peaked at 4.33 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.5 years, in 1980.
That places WB: Other Small States 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.56 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.53 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 2.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 2.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.55 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.53 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.51 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.5 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 2.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.58 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.71 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.75 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.8 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.88 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.94 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.15 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.19 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.31 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.37 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.48 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.54 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.63 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.7 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.78 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.87 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.93 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.11 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.18 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.32 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.33 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.54 years | 2.51 years | 2.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.57 years | 2.5 years | 2.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 years | 2.63 years | 3.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 years | 3.09 years | 3.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 years | 3.7 years | 4.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 years | 4.32 years | 4.33 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 139 Côte d'Ivoire 5 years compare
- 140 Seychelles 4.92 years compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 4.91 years compare
- 142 Kenya 4.9 years compare
- 143 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.89 years compare
- 144 Paraguay 4.87 years compare
- 145 Maldives 4.83 years compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 120,785 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 371,227 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,261 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 624,856 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States was 4.33 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 years in 1980.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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