School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.26 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.26 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
38th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.58 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
1.19 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

00.511.51999201120241999: 1.6 GPIA2000: 1.6 GPIA2001: 1.6 GPIA2002: 1.6 GPIA2003: 1.5 GPIA2004: 1.5 GPIA2005: 1.5 GPIA2006: 1.4 GPIA2007: 1.4 GPIA2008: 1.3 GPIA2009: 1.3 GPIA2010: 1.3 GPIA2011: 1.2 GPIA2012: 1.2 GPIA2013: 1.2 GPIA2014: 1.2 GPIA2015: 1.2 GPIA2016: 1.2 GPIA2017: 1.2 GPIA2018: 1.2 GPIA2019: 1.2 GPIA2020: 1.2 GPIA2021: 1.2 GPIA2022: 1.3 GPIA2023: 1.3 GPIA2024: 1.3 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 1.26 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.58 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.19 GPIA, in 2013.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 38th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 1.58 GPIA
2000 1.57 GPIA -0.2%
2001 1.56 GPIA -0.8%
2002 1.55 GPIA -0.6%
2003 1.55 GPIA -0.4%
2004 1.53 GPIA -0.8%
2005 1.49 GPIA -3.1%
2006 1.44 GPIA -3.1%
2007 1.4 GPIA -2.9%
2008 1.35 GPIA -3.7%
2009 1.31 GPIA -2.9%
2010 1.27 GPIA -3.1%
2011 1.23 GPIA -2.4%
2012 1.19 GPIA -3.3%
2013 1.19 GPIA -0.3%
2014 1.19 GPIA +0.0%
2015 1.19 GPIA +0.0%
2016 1.19 GPIA -0.0%
2017 1.2 GPIA +0.5%
2018 1.2 GPIA +0.3%
2019 1.21 GPIA +0.8%
2020 1.23 GPIA +1.4%
2021 1.25 GPIA +1.7%
2022 1.26 GPIA +0.9%
2023 1.26 GPIA +0.1%
2024 1.26 GPIA -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.58 GPIA 1.58 GPIA 1.58 GPIA 1
2000s 1.47 GPIA 1.31 GPIA 1.57 GPIA 10
2010s 1.21 GPIA 1.19 GPIA 1.27 GPIA 10
2020s 1.25 GPIA 1.23 GPIA 1.26 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

  1. 35 Sri Lanka 1.4 GPIA compare
  2. 36 Mongolia 1.4 GPIA compare
  3. 37 Malta 1.4 GPIA compare
  4. 38 South Africa 1.4 GPIA compare
  5. 39 Kuwait 1.39 GPIA compare
  6. 40 Sweden 1.39 GPIA compare
  7. 41 British Virgin Islands 1.39 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 412 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.58 GPIA in 1999.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2013.
How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,075 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release