School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 2.05 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 2.12 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.43 years, in 1999.
That places UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 54th 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, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.43 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.46 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.48 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.52 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.56 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.62 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.67 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.72 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.78 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.81 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.83 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.89 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.95 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.99 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.02 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.03 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.06 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.12 years | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.08 years | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.97 years | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.02 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.05 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.05 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 years | 1.43 years | 1.43 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.61 years | 1.46 years | 1.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 years | 1.83 years | 2.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 years | 1.97 years | 2.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 years in 1999.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release