School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 1.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.13 years
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.56 years
in 2008
All-time low
0.8564 years
in 1998
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 1.13 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.56 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8564 years, in 1998.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 143rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8924 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8823 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.897 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9112 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9081 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9219 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.931 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9529 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9597 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9591 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9606 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9454 years | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9267 years | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9105 years | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9161 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9173 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9329 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9472 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.953 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9403 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9362 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9419 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9278 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.914 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9077 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8885 years | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8791 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8721 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8564 years | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9099 years | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9259 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9368 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9393 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9588 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 years | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.13 years | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.32 years | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 1.41 years | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.56 years | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 1.54 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.45 years | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.38 years | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.31 years | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.23 years | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 years | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.23 years | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.21 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.18 years | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.15 years | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.13 years | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9216 years | 0.8823 years | 0.9597 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.935 years | 0.9105 years | 0.9606 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9034 years | 0.8564 years | 0.9419 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 0.9259 years | 1.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 years | 1.2 years | 1.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 years | 1.13 years | 1.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 1.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8564 years in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release