School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.9 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
69th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.14 years
in 2013
All-time low
4.63 years
in 2005
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 5.9 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 6.14 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.63 years, in 2005.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 69th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.63 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.65 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.65 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.63 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.64 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.66 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.65 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.07 years | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 6.14 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.09 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.02 years | -0.3% |
| 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 | 5.89 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 | 4.63 years | 4.63 years | 4.63 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.65 years | 4.63 years | 4.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.76 years | 4.65 years | 6.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 years | 5.89 years | 5.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 5.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 years in 2005.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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