School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.24 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.24 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
145th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.27 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.4019 years
in 2002
Years of data
26
1998–2023

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1998–2023

0.40.60.811.21998201020231998: 0.412 years1999: 0.409 years2000: 0.407 years2001: 0.406 years2002: 0.402 years2003: 0.422 years2004: 0.464 years2005: 0.557 years2006: 0.626 years2007: 0.668 years2008: 0.761 years2009: 0.897 years2010: 0.964 years2011: 1.1 years2012: 1.2 years2013: 1.2 years2014: 1.2 years2015: 1.2 years2016: 1.2 years2017: 1.2 years2018: 1.2 years2019: 1.3 years2020: 1.2 years2021: 1.3 years2022: 1.3 years2023: 1.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 1.24 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 1.27 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4019 years, in 2002.

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 145th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1998 to 2023.
Year years Change
1998 0.4122 years
1999 0.4092 years -0.7%
2000 0.4069 years -0.5%
2001 0.4063 years -0.2%
2002 0.4019 years -1.1%
2003 0.4222 years +5.1%
2004 0.4641 years +9.9%
2005 0.5567 years +20.0%
2006 0.6263 years +12.5%
2007 0.6683 years +6.7%
2008 0.7607 years +13.8%
2009 0.8971 years +17.9%
2010 0.9645 years +7.5%
2011 1.06 years +9.5%
2012 1.15 years +9.0%
2013 1.22 years +5.8%
2014 1.21 years -0.9%
2015 1.17 years -3.0%
2016 1.19 years +1.5%
2017 1.2 years +1.4%
2018 1.21 years +0.3%
2019 1.26 years +4.3%
2020 1.23 years -2.0%
2021 1.27 years +2.5%
2022 1.25 years -0.9%
2023 1.24 years -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4107 years 0.4092 years 0.4122 years 2
2000s 0.561 years 0.4019 years 0.8971 years 10
2010s 1.16 years 0.9645 years 1.26 years 10
2020s 1.25 years 1.23 years 1.27 years 4

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

  1. 142 Bermuda 0.8447 years compare
  2. 143 Bhutan 0.7972 years compare
  3. 144 Sudan 0.7932 years compare
  4. 145 Iraq 0.7779 years compare
  5. 146 Togo 0.7451 years compare
  6. 147 Bahamas 0.7421 years
  7. 148 Saint Lucia 0.7367 years compare

See the full ranking of 417 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 1.24 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 years in 2021.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4019 years in 2002.
How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release