School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.91 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.27 years
in 2019
All-time low
8.94 years
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean stood at 11.91 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 12.27 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.94 years, in 1971.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.94 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 9.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 9.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 9.55 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 9.72 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 9.59 years | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 9.83 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 9.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 9.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 9.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 9.96 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 9.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.85 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 9.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 10.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 10.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.04 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 10.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.07 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.35 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.67 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 10.52 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 10.52 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.77 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.94 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.86 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.88 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.79 years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.61 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.99 years | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.42 years | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.88 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 12.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.16 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.27 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 12.11 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 11.89 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.92 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.91 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.34 years | 8.94 years | 9.72 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.92 years | 9.83 years | 10.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.25 years | 10.03 years | 10.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.84 years | 10.59 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.95 years | 10.99 years | 12.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.96 years | 11.89 years | 12.11 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean was 11.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 12.27 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.94 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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