School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.05 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
49th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.12 years
in 2019
All-time low
1.43 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean is 2.05 years, measured in 2024.
The figure 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.12 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.43 years, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 49th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- 46 Netherlands 2.82 years compare
- 47 Peru 2.81 years compare
- 48 Cyprus 2.78 years compare
- 49 Réunion 2.76 years
- 50 Macau, China 2.75 years compare
- 51 Grenada 2.75 years compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 2.7 years compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & 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 740,755 (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 0.4451 % 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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