School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Small States, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 4.6 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Small States peaked at 4.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.79 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Small States 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.92 years | 2.79 years | 3.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.06 years | 3.01 years | 3.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.26 years | 3.13 years | 3.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.66 years | 3.38 years | 3.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 years | 4.01 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 years | 4.53 years | 4.6 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 125 Timor-Leste 5.46 years compare
- 126 Peru 5.45 years compare
- 127 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.45 years compare
- 128 South Africa 5.41 years compare
- 129 Gabon 5.34 years compare
- 130 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5.28 years compare
- 131 Belize 5.25 years compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.08 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 243,069 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 970,939 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Small States?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Small States was 4.6 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Small States ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release