School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.76 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.97 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.69 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 11.76 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 11.97 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.69 years, in 1999.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 43rd 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.69 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.91 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.62 years | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 11.97 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 11.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.84 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 11.74 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 11.7 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 11.76 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.69 years | 7.69 years | 7.69 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.99 years | 7.76 years | 8.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.17 years | 8.3 years | 11.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.76 years | 11.7 years | 11.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 40 Grenada 12.9 years compare
- 41 Czechia 12.85 years compare
- 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
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the 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 740,801 (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 0.445 % 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, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 11.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 11.97 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 years in 1999.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release