School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 3.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean is 3.45 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 3.46 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.81 years, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.81 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.87 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.93 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.97 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.02 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.08 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.18 years | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.29 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.37 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.45 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.5 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.54 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.63 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.75 years | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.82 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.94 years | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.01 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.04 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.09 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.18 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.32 years | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.41 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.46 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.45 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.81 years | 1.81 years | 1.81 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.09 years | 1.82 years | 2.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 years | 2.45 years | 3.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 years | 3.18 years | 3.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 3.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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