School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2008
All-time low
1.04 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 1.06 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2017.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 5 Burundi 1.23 GPIA compare
- 6 French Polynesia 1.2 GPIA
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.19 GPIA compare
- 8 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.17 GPIA
- 9 Bangladesh 1.17 GPIA compare
- 10 Gambia 1.16 GPIA compare
- 11 Honduras 1.16 GPIA compare
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the 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 740,801 (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 0.445 % 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2017.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release