School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.1 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.64 years
in 2019
All-time low
10.15 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean is 14.1 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 14.64 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.15 years, in 1971.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 73rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.25 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.15 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 10.33 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 10.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 10.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 10.58 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 10.92 years | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 11.08 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 11.03 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 10.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.23 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 11.15 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 11.34 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 11.27 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 11.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 11.51 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 11.38 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 11.3 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 11.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 11.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 11.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 11.39 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 11.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 11.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.77 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 12.08 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 11.97 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 12.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 12.4 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 12.59 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.86 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.05 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.22 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.59 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 13.59 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.44 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 13.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 13.89 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 13.81 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.16 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 14 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.49 years | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 14.46 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.23 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.64 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 14.46 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 14.21 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.15 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.1 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.62 years | 10.15 years | 11.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.33 years | 11.15 years | 11.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.66 years | 11.39 years | 12.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.95 years | 12.14 years | 13.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.15 years | 13.59 years | 14.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.23 years | 14.1 years | 14.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
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, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 14.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 14.64 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.15 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release