School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States stood at 1.04 years.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States peaked at 1.04 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.455 years, in 1991.
WB: Other Small States ranks 150th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.5293 years | — |
| 1978 | 0.5214 years | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5135 years | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5089 years | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.505 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5016 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4974 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4941 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4886 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4803 years | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4714 years | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4719 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4667 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.459 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.455 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4605 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4701 years | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4738 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4738 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4685 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4597 years | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4587 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4645 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4853 years | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4893 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5312 years | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5581 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.582 years | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6034 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6458 years | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7105 years | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7928 years | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8177 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8513 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8911 years | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9279 years | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9344 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9436 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9616 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9717 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9832 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.04 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5214 years | 0.5135 years | 0.5293 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.4886 years | 0.4667 years | 0.5089 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4639 years | 0.455 years | 0.4738 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5863 years | 0.4645 years | 0.7928 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9293 years | 0.8177 years | 1.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 years | 1.02 years | 1.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 147 Bahamas 0.7421 years compare
- 148 Saint Lucia 0.7367 years compare
- 149 Cook Islands 0.7348 years compare
- 150 Aruba 0.7033 years compare
- 151 Angola 0.6757 years compare
- 152 Gambia 0.6738 years compare
- 153 Seychelles 0.6714 years compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.29 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 782,963 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 183,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 757,237 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Other Small States was 1.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.455 years in 1991.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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