School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 15.16 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America peaked at 15.16 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.19 years, in 1999.
That places MDG: Latin America 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.19 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.41 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 9.51 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.68 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.92 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.07 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.18 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.32 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.44 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.03 years | +33.5% |
| 2013 | 14.56 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.79 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 15.16 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.19 years | 9.19 years | 9.19 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.77 years | 9.24 years | 10.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.83 years | 10.44 years | 14.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.05 years | 14.93 years | 15.16 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America was 15.16 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.16 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.19 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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