School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2024. 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9934 GPIA, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.994 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9934 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9984 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 | 0.994 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9934 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9934 GPIA in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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