School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.84 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
63rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.88 years
in 2018
All-time low
2.83 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male 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, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 5.84 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 5.88 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.83 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 63rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.83 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.88 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.04 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.14 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.19 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.23 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.31 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.37 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.46 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.49 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.4 years | +54.4% |
| 2013 | 5.69 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 5.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.84 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.79 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.77 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.76 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 5.84 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.83 years | 2.83 years | 2.83 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.14 years | 2.88 years | 3.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 years | 3.46 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 years | 5.76 years | 5.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 60 Belarus 6.68 years compare
- 61 Mongolia 6.67 years compare
- 62 Tajikistan 6.65 years compare
- 63 Hong Kong, China 6.65 years compare
- 64 Saudi Arabia 6.51 years compare
- 65 Romania 6.51 years compare
- 66 Russian Federation 6.47 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 5.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release