School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 5.62 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
5.62 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
81st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.76 years
in 2014
All-time low
3.14 years
in 1979
Years of data
51
1971–2021
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 5.62 years, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 5.76 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.14 years, in 1979.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.22 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.2 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 3.19 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.16 years | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.2 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 3.27 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 3.32 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.37 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.35 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.33 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.3 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.28 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.39 years | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.49 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.58 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.67 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.79 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.92 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.12 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 4.32 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.49 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.74 years | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.85 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.93 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.11 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 5.35 years | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.54 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.76 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 5.74 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.72 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.66 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.65 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.62 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.18 years | 3.14 years | 3.22 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.32 years | 3.15 years | 3.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.45 years | 3.28 years | 3.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.42 years | 3.91 years | 4.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.52 years | 4.93 years | 5.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.63 years | 5.62 years | 5.65 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 331,180 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 5.62 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 years in 1979.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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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February 2026 Data Release