School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean is 12.1 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 12.13 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.65 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.65 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.71 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.9 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.18 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.79 years | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 12.13 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.03 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.1 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.65 years | 7.65 years | 7.65 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.02 years | 7.71 years | 8.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.31 years | 8.37 years | 12.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.06 years | 12.03 years | 12.1 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Latin America & 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 740,755 (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 0.4451 % 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, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 12.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.65 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release