School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.6 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.6 years
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.15 years
in 2015
All-time low
12.59 years
in 1973
Years of data
51
1972–2022
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) stood at 13.6 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 14.15 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.59 years, in 1973.
That places ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.88 years | — |
| 1973 | 12.59 years | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 12.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 12.79 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 12.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 12.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 13.21 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 13.32 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 13.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 13.09 years | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 13.44 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 13.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 13.37 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 13.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 13.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 13.2 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 13.39 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 13.14 years | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 13.35 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 13.11 years | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 13.33 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 13.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 13.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 13.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 13.17 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 13.07 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 12.98 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 12.88 years | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 13.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.94 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.37 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 13.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.07 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 14.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.02 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.71 years | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 13.7 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.15 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 13.94 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.87 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.79 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 13.78 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.6 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9 years | 12.59 years | 13.32 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 13.33 years | 13.09 years | 13.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.22 years | 12.98 years | 13.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.41 years | 12.88 years | 14.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.87 years | 13.69 years | 14.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.75 years | 13.6 years | 13.87 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 786,431 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 391,687 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 394,743 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 230,858 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 76,908 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 183,275 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 373,547 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190,272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 13.6 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.15 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.59 years in 1973.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release