School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) was 10.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.02 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
3rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.21 years
in 2019
All-time low
8.44 years
in 2009
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 10.02 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 10.21 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.44 years, in 2009.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 3rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.61 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 8.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.76 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.62 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.51 years | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.63 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.54 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.44 years | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.84 years | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 9.25 years | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 9.69 years | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 9.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.15 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.12 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.21 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 10.08 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.89 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.01 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 10.01 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.02 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.63 years | 8.61 years | 8.66 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.63 years | 8.44 years | 8.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8 years | 8.84 years | 10.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 9.89 years | 10.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 1 Sierra Leone 13.45 years compare
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.8 years compare
- 3 Monaco 12.04 years compare
- 4 Bhutan 12 years compare
- 5 Namibia 11.83 years compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.67 years compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean was 10.02 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 10.21 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.44 years in 2009.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release