School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.02 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
49th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.02 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.86 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 6.02 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 6.02 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.86 years, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 49th 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, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.86 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.91 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.98 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.08 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.13 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.2 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.26 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.32 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.36 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.47 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.55 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.56 years | +55.0% |
| 2013 | 5.85 years | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.98 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.95 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.94 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.01 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.02 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.86 years | 2.86 years | 2.86 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.21 years | 2.91 years | 3.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.42 years | 3.55 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 years | 5.94 years | 6.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 46 Malta 7.1 years compare
- 47 Palestine, State of 7.09 years compare
- 48 Spain 7.06 years compare
- 49 Switzerland 7.05 years compare
- 50 Sri Lanka 7.04 years compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.03 years compare
- 52 Norway 6.94 years compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 6.02 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release