School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean recorded 14.42 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 14.42 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.74 years, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 60th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.74 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.91 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.03 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.18 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.49 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 9.68 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.83 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.02 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.2 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.66 years | +32.3% |
| 2013 | 14.17 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.37 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.34 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 14.32 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.42 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.74 years | 8.74 years | 8.74 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.34 years | 8.79 years | 10.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.44 years | 10.2 years | 14.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.38 years | 14.32 years | 14.42 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 14.42 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 14.42 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.74 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release