School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 9.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.91 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.63 years
in 2012
All-time low
4.92 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 9.91 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 10.63 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.92 years, in 1970.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 139th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.92 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.04 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 5.13 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 5.31 years | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 5.4 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 5.53 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5.7 years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 5.88 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.09 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 6.29 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 6.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 6.47 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 6.82 years | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 6.87 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 7 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 7.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 7.08 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 7.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 7.01 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 7 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 7.14 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 7.29 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.43 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 7.56 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 7.7 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 7.88 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 8.22 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 8.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.51 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.76 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 9 years | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.3 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 9.53 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 9.72 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.85 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.92 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.78 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.26 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 10.49 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.58 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.46 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.37 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.27 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.26 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.16 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.02 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.94 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.91 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.39 years | 4.92 years | 6.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8 years | 6.29 years | 7.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7 years | 7 years | 8.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.56 years | 8.76 years | 9.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.39 years | 10.16 years | 10.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.94 years | 9.9 years | 10.02 years | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 9.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.92 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release