School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 2.05 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 2.1 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.4 years, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 63rd 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.4 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.43 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.49 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.52 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.59 years | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.64 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.68 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.75 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.79 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.86 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.93 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.97 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.06 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.95 years | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.01 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.04 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.05 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4 years | 1.4 years | 1.4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.58 years | 1.43 years | 1.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 years | 1.79 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 years | 1.95 years | 2.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 2.05 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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