School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
1.02 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
45
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caribbean, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caribbean is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 1974.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 24th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 1.11 GPIA compare
- 22 Belgium 1.11 GPIA compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.11 GPIA compare
- 24 Honduras 1.11 GPIA compare
- 25 Poland 1.11 GPIA compare
- 26 United States 1.11 GPIA compare
- 27 Cyprus 1.1 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caribbean was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1974.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release