School life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 3.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.19 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.46 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.8438 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 3.19 years, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 3.46 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8438 years, in 1971.

That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year years Change
1970 0.8502 years
1971 0.8438 years -0.8%
1972 0.9122 years +8.1%
1973 0.9586 years +5.1%
1974 1.06 years +10.9%
1975 1.11 years +3.9%
1976 1.16 years +5.2%
1977 1.25 years +7.5%
1978 1.33 years +6.4%
1979 1.38 years +4.0%
1980 1.45 years +4.9%
1981 1.48 years +2.3%
1982 1.49 years +0.2%
1983 1.61 years +8.1%
1984 1.64 years +1.8%
1985 1.68 years +2.9%
1986 1.7 years +1.2%
1987 1.76 years +3.4%
1988 1.77 years +0.6%
1989 1.79 years +0.7%
1990 1.83 years +2.2%
1991 1.9 years +4.3%
1992 1.94 years +1.8%
1993 1.98 years +2.3%
1994 2.05 years +3.5%
1995 2.12 years +3.2%
1996 2.16 years +2.0%
1997 2.21 years +2.2%
1998 2.26 years +2.5%
1999 2.38 years +5.1%
2000 2.55 years +7.0%
2001 2.68 years +5.2%
2002 2.85 years +6.4%
2003 2.97 years +4.3%
2004 3.1 years +4.3%
2005 3.23 years +4.1%
2006 3.24 years +0.5%
2007 3.22 years -0.7%
2008 3.18 years -1.4%
2009 3.2 years +0.6%
2010 3.37 years +5.3%
2011 3.41 years +1.2%
2012 3.45 years +1.1%
2013 3.46 years +0.3%
2014 3.4 years -1.7%
2015 3.44 years +1.2%
2016 3.41 years -1.0%
2017 3.36 years -1.3%
2018 3.37 years +0.4%
2019 3.33 years -1.4%
2020 3.25 years -2.3%
2021 3.19 years -2.1%
2022 3.13 years -1.6%
2023 3.18 years +1.5%
2024 3.19 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.09 years 0.8438 years 1.38 years 10
1980s 1.64 years 1.45 years 1.79 years 10
1990s 2.08 years 1.83 years 2.38 years 10
2000s 3.02 years 2.55 years 3.24 years 10
2010s 3.4 years 3.33 years 3.46 years 10
2020s 3.19 years 3.13 years 3.25 years 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 157 British Virgin Islands 4.52 years compare
  2. 158 Namibia 4.4 years compare
  3. 159 Anguilla 4.34 years compare
  4. 160 Iraq 4.32 years compare
  5. 161 Eswatini 4.29 years compare
  6. 162 Jamaica 4.19 years compare
  7. 163 Saint Helena 4.19 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 3.46 years in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8438 years in 1971.
How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release