School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.84 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.88 years
in 2018
All-time low
2.8 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 5.84 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 5.88 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.8 years, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 56th 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.8 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.91 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.04 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.16 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.2 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.28 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.34 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.43 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.47 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.4 years | +55.7% |
| 2013 | 5.69 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 5.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.74 years | +0.7% |
| 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 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.76 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.83 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.84 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8 years | 2.8 years | 2.8 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.11 years | 2.85 years | 3.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 years | 3.43 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 years | 5.76 years | 5.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.84 years compare
- 54 Palestine, State of 6.82 years compare
- 55 Fiji 6.79 years compare
- 56 Cook Islands 6.75 years compare
- 57 Viet Nam 6.75 years compare
- 58 Argentina 6.7 years compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 6.68 years compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 5.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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