School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)

ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.62 years in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.62 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.84 years
in 2016
All-time low
1.04 years
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1970–2020

0123197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) is 2.62 years, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 2.84 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.04 years, in 1971.

ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 201st 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, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1970 to 2020.
Year years Change
1970 1.04 years
1971 1.04 years -0.7%
1972 1.04 years +0.0%
1973 1.04 years +0.6%
1974 1.05 years +0.7%
1975 1.07 years +2.1%
1976 1.09 years +1.5%
1977 1.11 years +1.8%
1978 1.13 years +1.8%
1979 1.15 years +1.7%
1980 1.33 years +16.3%
1981 1.54 years +15.6%
1982 1.76 years +14.1%
1983 1.98 years +12.6%
1984 2.2 years +11.3%
1985 2.04 years -7.5%
1986 1.87 years -8.3%
1987 1.69 years -9.4%
1988 1.52 years -10.4%
1989 1.47 years -3.3%
1990 1.45 years -1.2%
1991 1.46 years +0.9%
1992 1.48 years +1.0%
1993 1.5 years +1.2%
1994 1.51 years +1.3%
1995 1.54 years +1.7%
1996 1.57 years +1.8%
1997 1.6 years +1.8%
1998 1.62 years +1.6%
1999 1.65 years +1.6%
2000 1.67 years +1.4%
2001 1.68 years +0.4%
2002 1.71 years +2.1%
2003 1.74 years +1.9%
2004 1.76 years +0.9%
2005 1.77 years +0.9%
2006 1.88 years +6.0%
2007 2.07 years +10.3%
2008 2.2 years +6.2%
2009 2.27 years +2.9%
2010 2.41 years +6.6%
2011 2.58 years +6.7%
2012 2.72 years +5.7%
2013 2.76 years +1.4%
2014 2.81 years +1.7%
2015 2.83 years +0.9%
2016 2.84 years +0.1%
2017 2.76 years -2.8%
2018 2.73 years -1.0%
2019 2.63 years -3.8%
2020 2.62 years -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.08 years 1.04 years 1.15 years 10
1980s 1.74 years 1.33 years 2.2 years 10
1990s 1.54 years 1.45 years 1.65 years 10
2000s 1.88 years 1.67 years 2.27 years 10
2010s 2.71 years 2.41 years 2.84 years 10
2020s 2.62 years 2.62 years 2.62 years 1

Countries ranked near ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)

  1. 198 Malawi 2.33 years compare
  2. 199 Sudan 2.24 years compare
  3. 200 Mali 2.23 years compare
  4. 201 Yemen 2.21 years compare
  5. 202 Guinea 2.17 years compare
  6. 203 Burundi 2.02 years compare
  7. 204 Ethiopia 2.01 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 2.62 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
The highest recorded value was 2.84 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 years in 1971.
How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release