School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.26 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.26 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.55 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
1.2 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America is 1.26 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America peaked at 1.55 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.2 GPIA, in 2013.
That places MDG: Latin America 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.55 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.55 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.53 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.52 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.51 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.45 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.42 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.38 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.34 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.24 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.21 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.45 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.41 GPIA compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.41 GPIA compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 1.4 GPIA compare
- 36 Mongolia 1.4 GPIA compare
- 37 Malta 1.4 GPIA compare
- 38 South Africa 1.4 GPIA compare
- 39 Kuwait 1.39 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in MDG: Latin America was 1.26 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2013.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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