School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.3 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 2.3 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.3 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.545 years, in 1970.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.545 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5597 years | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5874 years | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6277 years | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6686 years | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7211 years | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7459 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7497 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7603 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7824 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8012 years | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8283 years | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8402 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8495 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8757 years | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9022 years | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9318 years | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9215 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9417 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.934 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9202 years | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9208 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9153 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8987 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8985 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9082 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9216 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9401 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.992 years | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 years | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.16 years | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.24 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.35 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.41 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.49 years | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.57 years | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.69 years | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.73 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.81 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.87 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.93 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.02 years | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.1 years | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.15 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.24 years | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 2.28 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6748 years | 0.545 years | 0.7824 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8826 years | 0.8012 years | 0.9417 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9339 years | 0.8985 years | 1.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 years | 1.07 years | 1.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 years | 1.81 years | 2.3 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 10 Russian Federation 3.89 years compare
- 11 Spain 3.79 years compare
- 12 Macau, China 3.75 years compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 3.74 years compare
- 14 Ukraine 3.64 years compare
- 15 Belarus 3.61 years compare
- 16 Austria 3.57 years compare
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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.545 years in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (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.