School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.91 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 2.91 years, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.91 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4673 years, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4673 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4815 years | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.501 years | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5293 years | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5565 years | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.598 years | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6118 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6188 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6344 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6545 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.681 years | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7109 years | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7278 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7472 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.774 years | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.808 years | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8414 years | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8661 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8824 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8956 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9016 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9185 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9318 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9367 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9534 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9817 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 years | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.06 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.12 years | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.17 years | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.23 years | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.33 years | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.44 years | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.52 years | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.57 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.66 years | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.78 years | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9 years | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 2.07 years | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 2.14 years | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.24 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.34 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.42 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.52 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.63 years | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.83 years | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.88 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.91 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.91 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5653 years | 0.4673 years | 0.6545 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7934 years | 0.681 years | 0.8956 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9989 years | 0.9016 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 years | 1.23 years | 2.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 years | 2.24 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
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More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.91 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4673 years in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.