School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.16 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 1.16 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 1.16 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2264 years, in 1971.
Caribbean Small States ranks 30th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2266 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2264 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2395 years | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2529 years | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2583 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2723 years | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3036 years | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3168 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3159 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3128 years | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3066 years | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3037 years | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3089 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2864 years | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2846 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2913 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3001 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3151 years | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3303 years | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3489 years | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3776 years | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4252 years | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4378 years | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4542 years | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4755 years | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4854 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5083 years | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5315 years | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5396 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5477 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6712 years | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7259 years | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7823 years | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8343 years | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8999 years | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8717 years | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8719 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.931 years | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.01 years | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 years | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.16 years | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.14 years | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.15 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2725 years | 0.2264 years | 0.3168 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3076 years | 0.2846 years | 0.3489 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4783 years | 0.3776 years | 0.5477 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.862 years | 0.6712 years | 1.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 years | 1.09 years | 1.16 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4328 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 1.16 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2264 years in 1971.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.