School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 1.03 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9936 GPIA, in 2000.
That places UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9942 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9936 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9942 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9936 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the 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 740,801 (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 0.445 % 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9936 GPIA in 2000.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release