School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (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 (years) (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
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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.48 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.46 years | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.44 years | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.41 years | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.38 years | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.34 years | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.31 years | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.28 years | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.26 years | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.23 years | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.21 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.19 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.18 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.17 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.16 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.16 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.16 years | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.14 years | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.13 years | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.12 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.11 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.06 years | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.03 years | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 years | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.11 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.15 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.15 years | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.12 years | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 years | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 years | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9951 years | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 years | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 150 Aruba 0.7033 years compare
- 151 Angola 0.6757 years compare
- 152 Gambia 0.6738 years compare
- 153 Seychelles 0.6714 years compare
- 154 Micronesia (country) 0.6679 years compare
- 155 Rwanda 0.6498 years compare
- 156 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6411 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
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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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February 2026 Data Release