School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 5.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 5.78 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America peaked at 6.1 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.55 years, in 2011.
That places MDG: Latin America 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.59 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.6 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.59 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.59 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.55 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.05 years | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 6.1 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.05 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.98 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.95 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.92 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.86 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.82 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.81 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.79 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.78 years | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in MDG: Latin America 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +32.8% | 4.55 years | 6.05 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.59 years | 4.59 years | 4.59 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.6 years | 4.59 years | 4.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 years | 4.55 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 years | 5.78 years | 5.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America was 5.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 years in 2011.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release