School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Latin America stood at 6.32 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 6.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9 years, in 1999.
MDG: Latin America ranks 44th 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, female in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.9 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.94 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.02 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.12 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.26 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.32 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.44 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.51 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.59 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.67 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.82 years | +57.1% |
| 2013 | 6.12 years | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.24 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.24 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.24 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.32 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9 years | 2.9 years | 2.9 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.28 years | 2.94 years | 3.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.64 years | 3.67 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 years | 6.23 years | 6.32 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 30.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 19.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.22 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Latin America?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Latin America was 6.32 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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