School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Small states
Small states: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.23 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Small states, 1970–2018
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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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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.