School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.35 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.57 years
in 2006
All-time low
2.75 years
in 1972
Years of data
54
1971–2024
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.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.81 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.75 years | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 2.81 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 3.02 years | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 3.32 years | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 3.56 years | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 3.51 years | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.66 years | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 3.89 years | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 3.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.85 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.86 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.92 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.97 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.92 years | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.99 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.98 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.04 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.16 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.31 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.38 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.56 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.42 years | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3 years | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 4.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.43 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.53 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.53 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.49 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.52 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.48 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.4 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.37 years | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 4.35 years | -0.4% |
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 Cayman Islands 5.06 years compare
- 139 Seychelles 5.06 years compare
- 140 Egypt 5.02 years compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 142 Paraguay 4.98 years compare
- 143 Bangladesh 4.96 years compare
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 4.93 years compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (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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February 2026 Data Release