School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Latin America is 5.78 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 6.03 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.5 years, in 2011.
That places MDG: Latin America 91st 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, female in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.52 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.54 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.53 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.54 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.54 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.5 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.97 years | +32.7% |
| 2013 | 6.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.98 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.92 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.87 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.82 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.78 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.78 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.78 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.52 years | 4.52 years | 4.52 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.55 years | 4.53 years | 4.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.64 years | 4.5 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.79 years | 5.78 years | 5.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 30.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 19.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.22 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Latin America?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Latin America was 5.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.03 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 years in 2011.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release