School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 1.24 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1998–2023
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 (years) (both sexes) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 331,180 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release