School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.15 years in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
5.15 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
99th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.39 years
in 2014
All-time low
3.34 years
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2021

School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1971–2021

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 5.15 years, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 5.39 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.34 years, in 1971.

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 99th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1971 to 2021.
Year years Change
1971 3.34 years
1972 3.35 years +0.2%
1973 3.36 years +0.4%
1974 3.38 years +0.6%
1975 3.41 years +0.7%
1976 3.41 years +0.3%
1977 3.43 years +0.4%
1978 3.44 years +0.4%
1979 3.45 years +0.3%
1980 3.47 years +0.5%
1981 3.55 years +2.1%
1982 3.62 years +2.0%
1983 3.69 years +2.0%
1984 3.73 years +1.2%
1985 3.75 years +0.5%
1986 3.76 years +0.3%
1987 3.74 years -0.7%
1988 3.71 years -0.7%
1989 3.65 years -1.6%
1990 3.6 years -1.4%
1991 3.56 years -1.1%
1992 3.52 years -1.1%
1993 3.54 years +0.5%
1994 3.56 years +0.6%
1995 3.63 years +2.0%
1996 3.71 years +2.2%
1997 3.78 years +2.0%
1998 3.86 years +2.0%
1999 3.95 years +2.4%
2000 4.04 years +2.3%
2001 4 years -0.9%
2002 4.15 years +3.7%
2003 4.35 years +4.7%
2004 4.47 years +2.8%
2005 4.58 years +2.4%
2006 4.62 years +0.9%
2007 4.61 years -0.3%
2008 4.64 years +0.8%
2009 4.65 years +0.1%
2010 4.71 years +1.2%
2011 4.83 years +2.7%
2012 5.01 years +3.6%
2013 5.18 years +3.3%
2014 5.39 years +4.2%
2015 5.32 years -1.3%
2016 5.26 years -1.2%
2017 5.16 years -2.0%
2018 5.18 years +0.5%
2019 5.25 years +1.2%
2020 5.17 years -1.4%
2021 5.15 years -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.4 years 3.34 years 3.45 years 9
1980s 3.67 years 3.47 years 3.76 years 10
1990s 3.67 years 3.52 years 3.95 years 10
2000s 4.41 years 4 years 4.65 years 10
2010s 5.13 years 4.71 years 5.39 years 10
2020s 5.16 years 5.15 years 5.17 years 2

Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)

  1. 96 Gambia 5.87 years compare
  2. 97 Mexico 5.84 years compare
  3. 98 Palau 5.83 years compare
  4. 99 Costa Rica 5.82 years compare
  5. 100 Korea 5.8 years compare
  6. 101 United States 5.77 years compare
  7. 102 Qatar 5.76 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 5.15 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
The highest recorded value was 5.39 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.34 years in 1971.
How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release