School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.55 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
12th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.84 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.56 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

02468101999201120241999: 7.6 years2000: 7.6 years2001: 7.6 years2002: 7.7 years2003: 7.7 years2004: 7.7 years2005: 7.7 years2006: 7.8 years2007: 7.9 years2008: 7.9 years2009: 8 years2010: 8 years2011: 8 years2012: 9.6 years2013: 9.8 years2014: 9.8 years2015: 9.7 years2016: 9.8 years2017: 9.7 years2018: 9.7 years2019: 9.7 years2020: 9.6 years2021: 9.5 years2022: 9.5 years2023: 9.6 years2024: 9.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 9.55 years, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 9.84 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.56 years, in 1999.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 12th 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, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 7.56 years
2000 7.59 years +0.4%
2001 7.61 years +0.3%
2002 7.68 years +1.0%
2003 7.71 years +0.3%
2004 7.73 years +0.2%
2005 7.75 years +0.2%
2006 7.79 years +0.6%
2007 7.85 years +0.8%
2008 7.89 years +0.5%
2009 7.96 years +0.9%
2010 8 years +0.5%
2011 8 years -0.1%
2012 9.56 years +19.6%
2013 9.84 years +2.9%
2014 9.76 years -0.8%
2015 9.73 years -0.3%
2016 9.75 years +0.2%
2017 9.69 years -0.6%
2018 9.68 years -0.1%
2019 9.69 years +0.1%
2020 9.58 years -1.1%
2021 9.49 years -0.9%
2022 9.49 years -0.0%
2023 9.55 years +0.6%
2024 9.55 years -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.56 years 7.56 years 7.56 years 1
2000s 7.76 years 7.59 years 7.96 years 10
2010s 9.37 years 8 years 9.84 years 10
2020s 9.53 years 9.49 years 9.58 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

  1. 9 Australia 11.18 years compare
  2. 10 Eswatini 11.17 years compare
  3. 11 Antigua and Barbuda 11.12 years compare
  4. 12 Ireland 11.07 years compare
  5. 13 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.04 years compare
  6. 14 Tonga 11 years compare
  7. 15 Suriname 10.89 years compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 9.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 9.84 years in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.56 years in 1999.
How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release