School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 1.97 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.08 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.43 years, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 69th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.43 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.47 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.51 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.54 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.65 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.76 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.78 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.85 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9 years | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.95 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.98 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.03 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.08 years | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.02 years | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9 years | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.95 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.98 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.97 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 years | 1.43 years | 1.43 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.59 years | 1.45 years | 1.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 years | 1.78 years | 2.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 years | 1.9 years | 2.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 1.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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