School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.48 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.48 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
14th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.8 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.64 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) is 9.48 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 9.8 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.64 years, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 14th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.64 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 7.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.03 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.53 years | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.72 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.68 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.68 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.61 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.61 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.61 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.53 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.44 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.48 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.64 years | 7.64 years | 7.64 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.85 years | 7.69 years | 8.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.34 years | 8.07 years | 9.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.47 years | 9.43 years | 9.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 11 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.22 years compare
- 12 Fiji 11.07 years compare
- 13 Cook Islands 10.99 years compare
- 14 Grenada 10.97 years compare
- 15 Ireland 10.95 years compare
- 16 Tonga 10.88 years compare
- 17 Montserrat 10.75 years compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 9.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release