School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Small States, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 4.39 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Small States peaked at 4.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.82 years, in 1971.
WB: Small States ranks 141st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.82 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.92 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.97 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 3 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 3.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 2.98 years | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 3.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 3.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 3.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.18 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.21 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.26 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.34 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.44 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.49 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.59 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.67 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.74 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.88 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.93 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.11 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.25 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.39 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.91 years | 2.82 years | 3.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.06 years | 2.98 years | 3.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.24 years | 3.11 years | 3.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 years | 3.39 years | 3.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 years | 3.93 years | 4.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 years | 4.3 years | 4.39 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 138 Bermuda 4.85 years compare
- 139 Puerto Rico 4.82 years compare
- 140 Seychelles 4.8 years compare
- 141 Togo 4.79 years compare
- 142 Paraguay 4.76 years compare
- 143 British Virgin Islands 4.73 years compare
- 144 Malaysia 4.72 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, both sexes 1.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 970,939 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Small States?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Small States was 4.39 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Small States ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release