School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 2.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.23 years
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.03 years
in 2008
All-time low
1.21 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean stood at 2.23 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 3.03 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.21 years, in 1971.
That places MDG: Caribbean 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.22 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.21 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.29 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.31 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.31 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.34 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.37 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.41 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.42 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.41 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.38 years | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.37 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.35 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.34 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.39 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.43 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.46 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.58 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.94 years | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 2.06 years | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.44 years | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 2.86 years | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 3.03 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.96 years | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.67 years | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 2.48 years | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 2.27 years | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 2.14 years | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.04 years | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.17 years | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 2.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.38 years | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 2.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.39 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.3 years | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.23 years | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 years | 1.21 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 years | 1.31 years | 1.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 years | 1.34 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 years | 1.43 years | 3.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 years | 2.04 years | 2.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 years | 2.23 years | 2.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 2.68 years compare
- 98 Philippines 2.66 years compare
- 99 Oman 2.64 years compare
- 100 Indonesia 2.55 years compare
- 101 Tunisia 2.47 years compare
- 102 Botswana 2.43 years compare
- 103 United States Virgin Islands 2.43 years compare
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, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Caribbean was 2.23 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release