School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Small states

Small states: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 1.23 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
1.23 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.23 years
in 2018
All-time low
0.227 years
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Small states, 1970–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Small states stood at 1.23 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Small states peaked at 1.23 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.227 years, in 1970.

That places Small states 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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) (School tertiary) in Small states, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) in Small states, 1970 to 2018.
Year years Change
1970 0.227 years —
1971 0.2281 years +0.5%
1972 0.231 years +1.3%
1973 0.2359 years +2.1%
1974 0.2372 years +0.6%
1975 0.244 years +2.8%
1976 0.255 years +4.5%
1977 0.2617 years +2.6%
1978 0.2607 years -0.4%
1979 0.262 years +0.5%
1980 0.263 years +0.4%
1981 0.2664 years +1.3%
1982 0.2723 years +2.2%
1983 0.2708 years -0.6%
1984 0.2754 years +1.7%
1985 0.2827 years +2.6%
1986 0.2877 years +1.8%
1987 0.2941 years +2.2%
1988 0.3081 years +4.8%
1989 0.3206 years +4.0%
1990 0.3447 years +7.5%
1991 0.3666 years +6.4%
1992 0.3848 years +4.9%
1993 0.4038 years +4.9%
1994 0.4258 years +5.4%
1995 0.4467 years +4.9%
1996 0.4905 years +9.8%
1997 0.505 years +3.0%
1998 0.5344 years +5.8%
1999 0.5494 years +2.8%
2000 0.6034 years +9.8%
2001 0.653 years +8.2%
2002 0.6849 years +4.9%
2003 0.7335 years +7.1%
2004 0.7705 years +5.0%
2005 0.7805 years +1.3%
2006 0.7881 years +1.0%
2007 0.8415 years +6.8%
2008 0.9194 years +9.3%
2009 1 years +9.0%
2010 1.04 years +3.6%
2011 1.07 years +3.1%
2012 1.13 years +5.2%
2013 1.14 years +1.7%
2014 1.16 years +1.4%
2015 1.18 years +1.4%
2016 1.2 years +2.4%
2017 1.22 years +1.4%
2018 1.23 years +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2443 years 0.227 years 0.262 years 10
1980s 0.2841 years 0.263 years 0.3206 years 10
1990s 0.4452 years 0.3447 years 0.5494 years 10
2000s 0.7777 years 0.6034 years 1 years 10
2010s 1.15 years 1.04 years 1.23 years 9

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 30 Israel 3.9 years compare
  2. 31 Croatia 3.89 years compare
  3. 32 Canada 3.84 years compare
  4. 33 Poland 3.84 years compare
  5. 34 Lithuania 3.83 years compare
  6. 35 Kuwait 3.82 years compare
  7. 36 Ireland 3.77 years compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Small states?
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Small states was 1.23 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 0.227 years in 1970.
How does Small states rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Small states ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.