School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.27 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 1.27 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.54 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.21 GPIA, in 2013.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.54 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.54 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.52 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.51 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.49 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.45 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.41 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.38 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.34 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.31 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.54 GPIA | 1.54 GPIA | 1.54 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.44 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.54 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.27 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2013.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the 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