School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.02 years in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.02 years
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
153rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.48 years
in 1971
All-time low
0.9951 years
in 2016
Years of data
41
1971–2017

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1971–2017

00.511.51971199420171971: 1.5 years1972: 1.5 years1973: 1.4 years1974: 1.4 years1975: 1.4 years1976: 1.3 years1977: 1.3 years1978: 1.3 years1979: 1.3 years1980: 1.2 years1981: 1.2 years1982: 1.2 years1983: 1.2 years1984: 1.2 years1985: 1.2 years1986: 1.2 years1987: 1.2 years1988: 1.2 years1989: 1.2 years1990: 1.2 years1991: 1.2 years1992: 1.2 years1993: 1.1 years1994: 1.1 years1995: 1.1 years1996: 1.1 years1997: 1.1 years1998: 1 years1999: 1 years2000: 1 years2007: 1 years2008: 1.1 years2009: 1.1 years2010: 1.2 years2011: 1.2 years2012: 1.2 years2013: 1.1 years2014: 1.1 years2015: 1 years2016: 0.995 years2017: 1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 1.02 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2017.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 1.48 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9951 years, in 2016.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 153rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.37 years 1.26 years 1.48 years 9
1980s 1.18 years 1.16 years 1.23 years 10
1990s 1.11 years 1.01 years 1.17 years 10
2000s 1.06 years 1 years 1.11 years 4
2010s 1.1 years 0.9951 years 1.2 years 8

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

  1. 150 Angola 0.6757 years compare
  2. 151 Gambia 0.6738 years compare
  3. 152 Seychelles 0.6714 years compare
  4. 153 Micronesia 0.6679 years compare
  5. 154 Rwanda 0.6498 years compare
  6. 155 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6411 years compare
  7. 156 Côte d’Ivoire 0.5927 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 ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 1.02 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 years in 1971.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9951 years in 2016.
How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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