School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.12 years
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.33 years
in 2005
All-time low
2.5 years
in 1972
Years of data
54
1971–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean is 4.12 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 4.33 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.5 years, in 1972.
That places MDG: Caribbean 148th 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 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.56 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.5 years | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 2.61 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.78 years | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 3.06 years | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 3.28 years | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 3.19 years | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 3.33 years | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 3.57 years | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 3.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 3.56 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.51 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 3.57 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 3.55 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.53 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 3.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 3.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.6 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.67 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.59 years | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.72 years | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.71 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.84 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.96 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.15 years | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 4.24 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.27 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.15 years | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.08 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.21 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.27 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.2 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.17 years | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 4.12 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.87 years | 2.5 years | 3.33 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.56 years | 3.51 years | 3.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.66 years | 3.59 years | 3.75 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.16 years | 3.84 years | 4.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 years | 4.09 years | 4.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 years | 4.12 years | 4.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 145 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.68 years compare
- 146 Iraq 4.68 years compare
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 4.65 years compare
- 148 French Polynesia 4.65 years compare
- 149 Bhutan 4.65 years compare
- 150 Bahamas 4.64 years compare
- 151 Maldives 4.53 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, male in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Caribbean was 4.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 years in 1972.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release