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
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.
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 Angola 0.6757 years compare
- 151 Gambia 0.6738 years compare
- 152 Seychelles 0.6714 years compare
- 153 Micronesia 0.6679 years compare
- 154 Rwanda 0.6498 years compare
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6411 years compare
- 156 Côte d’Ivoire 0.5927 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
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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