School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.95 years in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
6.95 years
Change on year
up 54.4%
World rank
44th
of 199 countries
All-time high
9.55 years
in 1972
All-time low
4.37 years
in 2003
Years of data
21
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1971–2018

02468101971199420181971: 8.5 years1972: 9.6 years1973: 9 years1974: 8.6 years1975: 8.1 years1976: 8.5 years1977: 8.6 years1978: 8 years1994: 5.9 years1997: 5 years1999: 5.5 years2000: 5.8 years2001: 5.8 years2002: 5.5 years2003: 4.4 years2004: 4.9 years2005: 4.9 years2009: 5.5 years2014: 4.5 years2015: 4.5 years2018: 7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands is 6.95 years, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 54.4% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 9.55 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.37 years, in 2003.

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 44th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.6 years 7.96 years 9.55 years 8
1990s 5.47 years 5.02 years 5.86 years 3
2000s 5.24 years 4.37 years 5.81 years 7
2010s 5.32 years 4.5 years 6.95 years 3

Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands

  1. 41 Benin 6.96 years compare
  2. 42 Tunisia 6.96 years compare
  3. 43 Nepal 6.95 years compare
  4. 45 Samoa 6.95 years compare
  5. 46 Morocco 6.94 years compare
  6. 47 South Africa 6.93 years compare

See the full ranking of 244 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands?
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Turks and Caicos Islands was 6.95 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
The highest recorded value was 9.55 years in 1972.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 4.37 years in 2003.
How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,854 data points, 1970–2020
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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.