School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.41 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.83 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.72 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1999–2024

02468101999201120241999: 7.7 years2000: 7.8 years2001: 7.8 years2002: 7.8 years2003: 7.8 years2004: 7.9 years2005: 7.9 years2006: 7.9 years2007: 8 years2008: 8 years2009: 8.1 years2010: 8.1 years2011: 8.1 years2012: 9.6 years2013: 9.8 years2014: 9.8 years2015: 9.7 years2016: 9.7 years2017: 9.6 years2018: 9.6 years2019: 9.6 years2020: 9.5 years2021: 9.4 years2022: 9.4 years2023: 9.4 years2024: 9.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) stood at 9.41 years.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 9.83 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.72 years, in 1999.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 24th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 7.72 years
2000 7.76 years +0.6%
2001 7.78 years +0.2%
2002 7.85 years +0.9%
2003 7.84 years -0.1%
2004 7.87 years +0.4%
2005 7.89 years +0.2%
2006 7.92 years +0.4%
2007 7.97 years +0.6%
2008 7.99 years +0.3%
2009 8.06 years +0.9%
2010 8.1 years +0.5%
2011 8.1 years -0.0%
2012 9.56 years +18.1%
2013 9.83 years +2.8%
2014 9.75 years -0.8%
2015 9.7 years -0.6%
2016 9.69 years -0.1%
2017 9.62 years -0.7%
2018 9.61 years -0.0%
2019 9.6 years -0.1%
2020 9.52 years -0.8%
2021 9.41 years -1.2%
2022 9.38 years -0.3%
2023 9.41 years +0.4%
2024 9.41 years -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.72 years 7.72 years 7.72 years 1
2000s 7.89 years 7.76 years 8.06 years 10
2010s 9.36 years 8.1 years 9.83 years 10
2020s 9.43 years 9.38 years 9.52 years 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

  1. 21 Niue 10.65 years compare
  2. 22 Denmark 10.54 years compare
  3. 23 Papua New Guinea 10.54 years compare
  4. 24 Botswana 10.53 years compare
  5. 25 Anguilla 10.52 years compare
  6. 26 Morocco 10.52 years compare
  7. 27 Togo 10.41 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 9.41 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The highest recorded value was 9.83 years in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.72 years in 1999.
How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release