School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean stood at 2.29 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 2.29 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6163 years, in 1974.
That places MDG: Caribbean 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6633 years | 0.6163 years | 0.7263 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7734 years | 0.7223 years | 0.8713 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 years | 0.8916 years | 1.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 years | 1.64 years | 1.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 years | 2.05 years | 2.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 years | 2.04 years | 2.29 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 33 New Caledonia 3 years compare
- 34 Portugal 2.98 years compare
- 35 San Marino 2.96 years compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 2.95 years compare
- 37 Spain 2.94 years compare
- 38 China (People’s Republic of) 2.93 years compare
- 39 Norway 2.92 years compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 2.29 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6163 years in 1974.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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
February 2026 Data Release