School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 2.06 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 2.11 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.42 years, in 1999.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.42 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.45 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.47 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.51 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.54 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.66 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.77 years | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.82 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.88 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.93 years | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.98 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.01 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.05 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.11 years | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.07 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.96 years | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 2.02 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.05 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.06 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 years | 1.42 years | 1.42 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6 years | 1.45 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 years | 1.81 years | 2.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 years | 1.96 years | 2.07 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 2.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 years in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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