School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 1.75 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 2.46 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.01 years, in 1971.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 115th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 years | 1.01 years | 1.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 years | 1.12 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 years | 1.11 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 years | 1.21 years | 2.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 years | 1.7 years | 2.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 years | 1.75 years | 1.92 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 112 Qatar 1.65 years compare
- 113 El Salvador 1.64 years compare
- 114 Guatemala 1.63 years compare
- 115 Nicaragua 1.6 years compare
- 116 Tajikistan 1.57 years compare
- 117 Namibia 1.46 years compare
- 118 British Virgin Islands 1.42 years compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 1.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release