School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.86 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 2.86 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2.86 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4646 years, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4646 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4754 years | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4927 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.519 years | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5481 years | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5906 years | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6092 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6196 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6392 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6632 years | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6885 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7178 years | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.734 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7505 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7772 years | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8116 years | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8446 years | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8725 years | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8897 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.901 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9047 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9195 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9273 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9251 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9387 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9638 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9964 years | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.04 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.09 years | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.15 years | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.21 years | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.31 years | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.41 years | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5 years | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.57 years | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.67 years | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.81 years | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.95 years | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.12 years | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 2.18 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.25 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.33 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.39 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.48 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.58 years | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.65 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.77 years | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.83 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.86 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.86 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5622 years | 0.4646 years | 0.6632 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7987 years | 0.6885 years | 0.901 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9854 years | 0.9047 years | 1.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 years | 1.21 years | 2.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 years | 2.25 years | 2.86 years | 10 |
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More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.86 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4646 years in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.