School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.73 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 1.73 years.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 2.32 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.16 years, in 1972.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 years | 1.16 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 years | 1.2 years | 1.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 years | 1.17 years | 1.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 years | 1.22 years | 2.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 years | 1.67 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 years | 1.73 years | 1.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 118 British Virgin Islands 1.76 years compare
- 119 Antigua and Barbuda 1.72 years compare
- 120 Liechtenstein 1.71 years compare
- 121 Jamaica 1.67 years compare
- 122 Belize 1.65 years compare
- 123 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.65 years compare
- 124 Honduras 1.56 years compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 1.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 years in 1972.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release