School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.69 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
69th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.12 years
in 2019
All-time low
10.45 years
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean stood at 14.69 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 15.12 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.45 years, in 1971.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 69th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.45 years | — |
| 1972 | 10.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 10.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 10.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 10.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 11.15 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 11.36 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 11.28 years | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 11.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 11.51 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 11.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 11.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 11.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 11.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 11.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 11.65 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 11.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 11.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 11.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 11.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 11.77 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 11.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 12.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 12.36 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 12.27 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.15 years | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 13.91 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 14.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.37 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.28 years | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.86 years | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 14.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.63 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.12 years | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.97 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.8 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.73 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.69 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.87 years | 10.45 years | 11.36 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.68 years | 11.51 years | 11.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.94 years | 11.77 years | 12.36 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.03 years | 13.91 years | 14.15 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.58 years | 14.04 years | 15.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8 years | 14.69 years | 14.97 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 66 Morocco 15.52 years compare
- 67 Mexico 15.48 years compare
- 68 Japan 15.36 years compare
- 69 North Macedonia 15.21 years compare
- 70 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.19 years compare
- 71 Thailand 15.15 years compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.14 years compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean was 14.69 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15.12 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release