School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 5.9 years.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 6.14 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.67 years, in 1999.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 71st 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 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.67 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.07 years | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 6.14 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.09 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.02 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.99 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.98 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.93 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.9 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.9 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.67 years | 4.67 years | 4.67 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.68 years | 4.68 years | 4.68 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.04 years | 5.98 years | 6.14 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.91 years | 5.89 years | 5.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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