School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the 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 0.0%
Rank
11th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
1.05 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
15
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPIA, in 2013.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 8 Dominican Republic 1.15 GPIA compare
- 9 Uruguay 1.14 GPIA compare
- 10 Jamaica 1.14 GPIA compare
- 11 Seychelles 1.14 GPIA compare
- 12 Mongolia 1.13 GPIA compare
- 13 Barbados 1.13 GPIA compare
- 14 Puerto Rico 1.12 GPIA compare
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Latin America and the 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2013.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release