School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean is 4.35 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 4.57 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.75 years, in 1972.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 141st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.14 years | 2.75 years | 3.66 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.89 years | 3.85 years | 3.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 years | 3.92 years | 4.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.38 years | 4.04 years | 4.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 years | 4.31 years | 4.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 years | 4.35 years | 4.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 138 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 139 Paraguay 4.98 years compare
- 140 Bangladesh 4.96 years compare
- 141 Côte d'Ivoire 4.93 years compare
- 142 Trinidad and Tobago 4.93 years compare
- 143 Myanmar 4.91 years compare
- 144 Kenya 4.89 years compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Caribbean was 4.35 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 years in 1972.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release