School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.18 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 1.18 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 1.18 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0862 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0862 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0919 years | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.092 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0924 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0952 years | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0988 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1004 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1009 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1017 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.17 years | +67.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1703 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1746 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2063 years | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2196 years | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2263 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2129 years | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2169 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2249 years | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2329 years | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.241 years | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2536 years | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2673 years | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2758 years | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2827 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2903 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3182 years | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3487 years | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3786 years | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4056 years | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4333 years | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4593 years | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4847 years | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5141 years | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5446 years | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5838 years | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6197 years | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6586 years | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6984 years | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7426 years | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7808 years | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8089 years | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7872 years | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8566 years | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.929 years | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9486 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9756 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9575 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9729 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 years | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 years | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 years | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.15 years | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.18 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.103 years | 0.0862 years | 0.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2126 years | 0.1703 years | 0.241 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3254 years | 0.2536 years | 0.4333 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6087 years | 0.4593 years | 0.7808 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9309 years | 0.7872 years | 1.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 years | 1.11 years | 1.18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 1.18 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0862 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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