School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 15.83 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Latin America is 15.83 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 15.83 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.37 years, in 1999.
MDG: Latin America ranks 38th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.37 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.57 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.66 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.77 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.88 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10.16 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.34 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.47 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 10.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.83 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.41 years | +33.0% |
| 2013 | 14.95 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 15.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.18 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.63 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.82 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 15.83 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.37 years | 9.37 years | 9.37 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.99 years | 9.42 years | 10.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.22 years | 10.75 years | 15.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.69 years | 15.45 years | 15.83 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Latin America?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Latin America was 15.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.83 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.37 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release