School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.73 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
9th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.2 years
in 2012
All-time low
4.07 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 6.73 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 7.2 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.07 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.07 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 4.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 4.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 4.26 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.31 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 4.47 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 4.57 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 4.72 years | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 4.85 years | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 5 years | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 5.22 years | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 5.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.33 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 5.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 5.33 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 5.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 5.24 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 5.19 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 5.36 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.46 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.6 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.74 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 6.02 years | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 6.02 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.14 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 6.23 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.34 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 6.47 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.58 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.65 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.63 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.71 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 6.92 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 7.11 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.14 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.07 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.02 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.96 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.92 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.89 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.83 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.77 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.78 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.73 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.32 years | 4.07 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.18 years | 4.85 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.63 years | 5.19 years | 6.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.57 years | 6.23 years | 6.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.01 years | 6.83 years | 7.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 years | 6.73 years | 6.78 years | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 6.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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