School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.78 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) stood at 5.78 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 7 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.77 years, in 2023.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 109th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.83 years | 6.61 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.81 years | 6.7 years | 6.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.51 years | 6.27 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2 years | 6.14 years | 6.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 years | 6.08 years | 6.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 years | 5.77 years | 5.98 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- 106 Israel 5.86 years compare
- 107 Guyana 5.85 years compare
- 108 Estonia, Republic of 5.85 years compare
- 109 Ecuador 5.85 years compare
- 110 St. Pierre and Miquelon 5.84 years compare
- 111 French Guiana 5.83 years compare
- 112 Jamaica 5.82 years compare
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 391,687 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 394,743 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 230,858 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 76,908 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.0% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 183,275 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 373,547 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190,272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 5.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 years in 2023.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release