School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean recorded 9.41 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 9.83 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.72 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- 25 Anguilla 10.52 years compare
- 26 Morocco 10.52 years compare
- 27 Togo 10.41 years compare
- 28 Germany 10.31 years compare
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 10.25 years compare
- 30 Netherlands 10.23 years compare
- 31 Afghanistan 10.22 years compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 9.83 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.72 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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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February 2026 Data Release