School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 6.19 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 6.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.96 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 55th 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.96 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.09 years | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.19 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 3.27 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.33 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.4 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.47 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.56 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.63 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.74 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.72 years | +53.1% |
| 2013 | 6.01 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 6.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.03 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.12 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.12 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.19 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 6.19 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.96 years | 2.96 years | 2.96 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.34 years | 3 years | 3.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.56 years | 3.7 years | 6.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.16 years | 6.12 years | 6.19 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3402 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 6.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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