School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.43 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.43 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
3rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.43 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
1.25 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean stood at 1.43 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.43 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.25 GPIA, in 1979.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 3rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.33 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.31 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.31 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.32 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.38 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.38 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.4 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.37 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.34 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.33 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.37 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.38 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.42 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.42 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.42 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.43 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Caribbean was 1.43 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 1979.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release