School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (pre-primary) in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (pre-primary) was 2.19 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Turks and Caicos Islands recorded 2.19 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 2.32 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4502 years, in 1976.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 62nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (pre-primary) in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.4502 years | — |
| 1997 | 2.24 years | +396.5% |
| 1999 | 2 years | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 2.26 years | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 2.31 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.97 years | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 1.78 years | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.84 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.12 years | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 1.95 years | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 2.06 years | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.32 years | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 2.19 years | -6.0% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 2.19 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.26 years, 97% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 2.19 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.88 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (pre-primary) in Turks and Caicos Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +396.5% | 0.4502 years | 2.24 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4502 years | 0.4502 years | 0.4502 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.12 years | 2 years | 2.24 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.03 years | 1.78 years | 2.31 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.19 years | 2.06 years | 2.32 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.21 years compare
- 60 Cape Verde 2.2 years compare
- 61 Malta 2.19 years compare
- 63 Mexico 2.19 years compare
- 64 United States 2.16 years compare
- 65 United Kingdom 2.14 years compare
More reference data data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2017)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.243 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands was 2.19 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4502 years in 1976.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (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.