School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.62 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.95 years
in 2011
All-time low
3.31 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States is 4.62 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 4.95 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.31 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Caribbean Small States 127th 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, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.31 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.33 years | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 3.7 years | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 3.9 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 3.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 4 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4.11 years | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 4.3 years | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 4.12 years | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 4.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 4.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.3 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 4.4 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.5 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.49 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 4.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.52 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 4.43 years | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.4 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.36 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.3 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 4.26 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.32 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 4.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.45 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.43 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.54 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.62 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.67 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.74 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.89 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.95 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9 years | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.81 years | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.76 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.84 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.79 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.75 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.66 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.64 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.58 years | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.64 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 4.62 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.63 years | 3.31 years | 4.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3 years | 4.12 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4 years | 4.26 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.55 years | 4.32 years | 4.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 years | 4.75 years | 4.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 years | 4.58 years | 4.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 5.49 years compare
- 125 East Timor 5.46 years compare
- 126 Peru 5.45 years compare
- 127 Bolivia 5.45 years compare
- 128 South Africa 5.41 years compare
- 129 Gabon 5.34 years compare
- 130 Micronesia (country) 5.28 years compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 257,647 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 258,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 199,772 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 41,622 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 318,718 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 125,481 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 121,425 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 4.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States 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