School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.77 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.07 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.45 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

02.557.51012.51999201120241999: 7.5 years2000: 7.5 years2001: 7.5 years2002: 7.6 years2003: 7.6 years2004: 7.7 years2005: 7.7 years2006: 7.8 years2007: 7.8 years2008: 7.8 years2009: 7.9 years2010: 8 years2011: 8.1 years2012: 11.7 years2013: 12.1 years2014: 12 years2015: 12 years2016: 12 years2017: 12 years2018: 12 years2019: 12 years2020: 11.9 years2021: 11.8 years2022: 11.7 years2023: 11.8 years2024: 11.8 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 11.77 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 12.07 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.45 years, in 1999.

That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 36th 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 7.45 years
2000 7.51 years +0.7%
2001 7.53 years +0.3%
2002 7.63 years +1.4%
2003 7.64 years +0.1%
2004 7.69 years +0.6%
2005 7.73 years +0.6%
2006 7.77 years +0.5%
2007 7.81 years +0.5%
2008 7.84 years +0.4%
2009 7.95 years +1.3%
2010 8.05 years +1.3%
2011 8.08 years +0.4%
2012 11.72 years +45.1%
2013 12.07 years +3.0%
2014 12.05 years -0.2%
2015 12 years -0.4%
2016 12.05 years +0.4%
2017 12.04 years -0.0%
2018 12.04 years -0.1%
2019 11.99 years -0.4%
2020 11.9 years -0.7%
2021 11.78 years -1.1%
2022 11.71 years -0.5%
2023 11.77 years +0.5%
2024 11.77 years -0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +45.1% 8.08 years 11.72 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.45 years 7.45 years 7.45 years 1
2000s 7.71 years 7.51 years 7.95 years 10
2010s 11.21 years 8.05 years 12.07 years 10
2020s 11.79 years 11.71 years 11.9 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

  1. 33 Spain 13.1 years compare
  2. 34 Argentina 13 years compare
  3. 35 Montserrat 12.97 years compare
  4. 36 Poland 12.96 years compare
  5. 37 Namibia 12.95 years compare
  6. 38 Hong Kong, China 12.94 years compare
  7. 39 Malta 12.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 11.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 12.07 years in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.45 years in 1999.
How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release