School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Small states
Small states: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.01 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Small states, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Small states recorded 1.01 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Small states peaked at 1.01 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2402 years, in 1971.
Small states ranks 33rd of 45 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 | 0.2607 years | 0.2402 years | 0.2794 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2867 years | 0.2748 years | 0.3152 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4163 years | 0.3383 years | 0.4938 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6725 years | 0.5328 years | 0.8688 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9701 years | 0.8956 years | 1.01 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Small states?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Small states was 1.01 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2402 years in 1971.
- How does Small states rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.