School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.76 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.76 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.99 years
in 1972
All-time low
5.74 years
in 2023
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) stood at 5.76 years.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 6.99 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.74 years, in 2023.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 96th 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.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.92 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.92 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 6.88 years | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 6.86 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 6.63 years | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 6.61 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.74 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 6.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.81 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 6.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6.92 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 6.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.86 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 6.81 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.72 years | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 6.7 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.69 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 6.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 6.67 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 6.6 years | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 6.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.56 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.51 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.45 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.39 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.33 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 6.25 years | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 6.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.19 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.12 years | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.15 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.14 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.2 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.16 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.22 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.18 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.15 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.22 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.07 years | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.04 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.95 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.9 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.84 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.74 years | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.76 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.82 years | 6.61 years | 6.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8 years | 6.69 years | 6.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.49 years | 6.25 years | 6.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.17 years | 6.11 years | 6.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 years | 6.04 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 years | 5.74 years | 5.95 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 412,001 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,276 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 118,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 5.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 years in 2023.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release