School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 1.28 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.28 years
Change on year
down 3.9%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.9 years
in 2008
All-time low
0.8139 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Caribbean stood at 1.28 years.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.9 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8139 years, in 1971.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 140th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male (years) (male years) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8191 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8139 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8394 years | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8649 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8654 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8899 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9098 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9478 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9641 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9671 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9769 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9575 years | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9387 years | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9207 years | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9283 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9335 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9545 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9717 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9771 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9583 years | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9487 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9537 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9359 years | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9188 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9119 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8877 years | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.877 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8786 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8705 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9581 years | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9856 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.02 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.21 years | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 1.29 years | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.56 years | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 1.7 years | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9 years | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 1.87 years | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.71 years | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 1.59 years | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 years | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.38 years | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.37 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.42 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.44 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.49 years | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.49 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.44 years | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.39 years | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.34 years | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.33 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.28 years | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8881 years | 0.8139 years | 0.9671 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9517 years | 0.9207 years | 0.9771 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9141 years | 0.8705 years | 0.9581 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 years | 0.9856 years | 1.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 years | 1.37 years | 1.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 years | 1.28 years | 1.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 137 Senegal 0.8231 years compare
- 138 Guinea 0.8028 years compare
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7957 years compare
- 140 Guyana 0.7944 years compare
- 141 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.7943 years compare
- 142 Sudan 0.7915 years compare
- 143 Afghanistan 0.7792 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, male in MDG: Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Caribbean was 1.28 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8139 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release