School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 1.43 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States is 1.43 years, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 1.46 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2075 years, in 1971.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 140th of 221 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, female (years) (female years) in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2079 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2075 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2129 years | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2203 years | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2246 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2432 years | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2736 years | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2901 years | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2936 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2933 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2949 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3018 years | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3102 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2905 years | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2901 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.301 years | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3167 years | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3332 years | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3488 years | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3694 years | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4054 years | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4618 years | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4747 years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4951 years | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.527 years | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.552 years | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5846 years | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6176 years | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6333 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.653 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8252 years | +26.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9074 years | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9872 years | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.05 years | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.11 years | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 1.07 years | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.17 years | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.28 years | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.32 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.42 years | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.41 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.46 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.45 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.44 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.41 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.43 years | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in WB: Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +26.4% | 0.653 years | 0.8252 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2467 years | 0.2075 years | 0.2936 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3157 years | 0.2901 years | 0.3694 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5404 years | 0.4054 years | 0.653 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 years | 0.8252 years | 1.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 years | 1.41 years | 1.46 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 137 Bangladesh 1.05 years compare
- 138 Luxembourg 1.05 years compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 1.02 years
- 140 Bermuda 1.01 years compare
- 141 Saint Lucia 1 years compare
- 142 Aruba 0.9997 years compare
- 143 Seychelles 0.9665 years compare
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 1.43 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2075 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small 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