School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 2.06 years.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 2.09 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.41 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 58th 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, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.41 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.44 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.53 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.65 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.69 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.76 years | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.79 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.86 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.92 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.97 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.04 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.09 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.06 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.95 years | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.02 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.05 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.06 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 years | 1.41 years | 1.41 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.59 years | 1.44 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 years | 1.79 years | 2.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 years | 1.95 years | 2.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 2.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release