School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6357 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6357 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6284 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6179 years | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6163 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6398 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6854 years | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7235 years | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7236 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7263 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.725 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7223 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7408 years | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7549 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7437 years | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7447 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7774 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8031 years | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.851 years | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8713 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8916 years | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9406 years | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9337 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9725 years | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9954 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.02 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.06 years | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.09 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.13 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.61 years | +42.7% |
| 2000 | 1.64 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.69 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.77 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.81 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.85 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.92 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.05 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.14 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.11 years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.13 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.12 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.16 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.26 years | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.23 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.04 years | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 2.18 years | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 2.28 years | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.29 years | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in MDG: Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +42.7% | 1.13 years | 1.61 years |
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 2.93 years compare
- 39 Norway 2.92 years compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (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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February 2026 Data Release