School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.34 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.34 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
8th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.34 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
1.15 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States stood at 1.34 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.15 GPIA, in 1981.
That places WB: Small States 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.2 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.19 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.31 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.33 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Small States was 1.34 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 1981.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Small States ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release