School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9976 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9976 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
63rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9976 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9727 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean recorded 0.9976 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 0.9976 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9727 GPIA, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 63rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9727 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9729 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9755 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9738 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.973 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9738 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9758 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9762 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9747 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.975 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9749 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9737 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9759 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9781 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9806 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9819 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9847 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9855 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9948 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9727 GPIA | 0.9727 GPIA | 0.9727 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9746 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.9762 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9786 GPIA | 0.9737 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9918 GPIA | 0.9855 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 60 Russian Federation 1 GPIA compare
- 61 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
- 62 Mexico 1 GPIA compare
- 63 Brunei Darussalam 1 GPIA compare
- 64 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 65 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
- 66 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 0.9976 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9976 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9727 GPIA in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release