School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 1.83 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.83 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.19 years
in 2011
All-time low
0.7744 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) recorded 1.83 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 2.19 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7744 years, in 1970.
That places ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7744 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.7818 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.792 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7957 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8014 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8733 years | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9958 years | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 1.03 years | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.03 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.08 years | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.04 years | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.07 years | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.11 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.09 years | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.12 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.11 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.19 years | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 1.21 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.24 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.27 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.32 years | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.35 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.37 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.41 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.45 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.48 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.54 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.52 years | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.6 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.73 years | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.78 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.76 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.78 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.12 years | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 2.19 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.92 years | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 2 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.76 years | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 1.75 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.68 years | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.74 years | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.77 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.84 years | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.71 years | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.65 years | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.64 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.81 years | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 1.83 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.895 years | 0.7744 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 years | 1.04 years | 1.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 years | 1.22 years | 1.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 years | 1.52 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 years | 1.68 years | 2.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 years | 1.64 years | 1.83 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- 74 Gibraltar 2.2 years compare
- 75 United Kingdom 2.18 years compare
- 76 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.13 years compare
- 77 United States 2.12 years compare
- 78 Ecuador 2.11 years compare
- 79 Kenya 2.1 years compare
- 80 Thailand 2.1 years compare
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 412,001 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,276 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 118,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 1.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7744 years in 1970.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 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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February 2026 Data Release