School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 7.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.76 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.08 years
in 2015
All-time low
6.24 years
in 1992
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 7.76 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 8.08 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.24 years, in 1992.
That places MDG: Caribbean 1st 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, male (years) (male years) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.42 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.41 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.64 years | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 6.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 6.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.55 years | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 6.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 6.52 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 6.47 years | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.4 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 6.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 6.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 6.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.57 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 6.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 6.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.38 years | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 6.35 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 6.32 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.28 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 6.25 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.24 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 6.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 6.65 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 6.95 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 6.78 years | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 6.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.82 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.75 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.67 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.57 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.74 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.67 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.77 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 7.12 years | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 7.46 years | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 7.85 years | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 7.96 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.04 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.02 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.97 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.92 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.85 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.68 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 7.77 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 7.76 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.54 years | 6.4 years | 6.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.48 years | 6.32 years | 6.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.51 years | 6.24 years | 6.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.73 years | 6.57 years | 6.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.84 years | 7.12 years | 8.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.76 years | 7.68 years | 7.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Caribbean was 7.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 years in 1992.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release