School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
13th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9882 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9882 GPIA, in 2000.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9887 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9882 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9904 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.992 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9955 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9944 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9984 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.997 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9965 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9914 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9913 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.991 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9944 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9951 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9988 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9944 GPIA | 0.9882 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9945 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9882 GPIA in 2000.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release