School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & 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
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9976 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9729 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean is 0.9976 GPIA, measured 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.9976 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9729 GPIA, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 57th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9729 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.975 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9758 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.974 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9732 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.974 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9764 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9749 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9751 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.975 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9739 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 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9748 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 0.9764 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9787 GPIA | 0.9739 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9919 GPIA | 0.9855 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- 54 Montenegro 1.01 GPIA compare
- 55 El Salvador 1.01 GPIA compare
- 56 Peru 1.01 GPIA compare
- 57 Panama 1.01 GPIA compare
- 58 Zimbabwe 1.01 GPIA compare
- 59 Germany 1.01 GPIA compare
- 60 Russian Federation 1 GPIA 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9729 GPIA in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release