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

Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9934 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024

00.250.50.7511999201120241999: 0.994 GPIA2000: 0.993 GPIA2001: 0.997 GPIA2002: 0.998 GPIA2003: 1 GPIA2004: 1 GPIA2005: 1 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1 GPIA2011: 1 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Gambia 1.14 GPIA compare
  2. 4 Tuvalu 1.13 GPIA compare
  3. 5 Maldives 1.11 GPIA compare
  4. 6 Bhutan 1.11 GPIA compare
  5. 7 Sweden 1.09 GPIA compare
  6. 8 Burkina Faso 1.08 GPIA compare
  7. 9 French Polynesia 1.08 GPIA

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,510 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release