School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.92 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 2.92 years, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.92 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4983 years, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4983 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5113 years | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5313 years | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.56 years | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5877 years | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6294 years | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6441 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6529 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.67 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6909 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7181 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.747 years | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7634 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7803 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8073 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8424 years | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8777 years | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.904 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.92 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9314 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9359 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9518 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.962 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9634 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9775 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1 years | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.04 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.08 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.14 years | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.19 years | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.25 years | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.35 years | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.46 years | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.55 years | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.61 years | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.71 years | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.85 years | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.99 years | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.16 years | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 2.23 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.31 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.39 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.45 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.54 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.64 years | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.71 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.83 years | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.88 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.92 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.92 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5976 years | 0.4983 years | 0.6909 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8292 years | 0.7181 years | 0.9314 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 years | 0.9359 years | 1.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 years | 1.25 years | 2.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 years | 2.31 years | 2.92 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 325.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.92 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4983 years in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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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.