School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) was 10.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean is 10.12 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 10.44 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.69 years, in 2006.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 8th 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, male (years) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.76 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.83 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.86 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.69 years | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.85 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.76 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.83 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.19 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.53 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 9.94 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 10.07 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.2 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 10.44 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.35 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.25 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 9.97 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 10.14 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.12 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8 years | 8.76 years | 8.83 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.84 years | 8.69 years | 8.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.08 years | 9.19 years | 10.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.12 years | 9.97 years | 10.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
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, male in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean was 10.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 10.44 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.69 years in 2006.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release