School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Other small states
Other small states: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.9852 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Other small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Other small states is 0.9852 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 0.9852 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2481 years, in 1971.
Other small states ranks 32nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2536 years | 0.2481 years | 0.2594 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2637 years | 0.2513 years | 0.2836 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3647 years | 0.2996 years | 0.4476 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6024 years | 0.4659 years | 0.8232 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9309 years | 0.8399 years | 0.9852 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Other small states?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Other small states was 0.9852 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9852 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2481 years in 1971.
- How does Other small states rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Other small states ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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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.