School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.75 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
45th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.96 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.48 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Latin America stood at 11.75 years.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Latin America peaked at 11.96 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.48 years, in 1999.
MDG: Latin America ranks 45th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.48 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.69 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.69 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.03 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.59 years | +43.1% |
| 2013 | 11.96 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 11.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.87 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.88 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.87 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.82 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.74 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 11.69 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.75 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.48 years | 7.48 years | 7.48 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.78 years | 7.55 years | 8.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.11 years | 8.1 years | 11.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.75 years | 11.69 years | 11.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 42 Algeria 12.84 years compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 12.71 years compare
- 44 Montenegro 12.69 years compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 12.68 years compare
- 46 Tonga 12.66 years compare
- 47 Cyprus 12.65 years compare
- 48 Hungary 12.6 years compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Latin America?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in MDG: Latin America was 11.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.96 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.48 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release