School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.974 GPI, in 1974.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9746 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9798 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9759 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9748 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.974 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9806 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9809 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.979 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9812 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9824 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9833 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9886 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9879 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9893 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9888 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9918 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9949 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9992 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9783 GPI | 0.974 GPI | 0.9824 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9932 GPI | 0.9833 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 1 Qatar 1.23 GPI compare
- 2 Seychelles 1.21 GPI compare
- 3 Barbados 1.2 GPI compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 1.2 GPI compare
- 5 Kuwait 1.19 GPI compare
- 6 Jamaica 1.17 GPI compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 GPI compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.06 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.974 GPI in 1974.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.