School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.09 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 2.09 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.09 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7086 years, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 14th out of 43 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, pre-primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7086 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.7086 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7109 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7128 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7228 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7441 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7658 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7895 years | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7995 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8135 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8338 years | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8777 years | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9262 years | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9701 years | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 1 years | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.04 years | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.07 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1 years | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.12 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.17 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.21 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.24 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.28 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.31 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.38 years | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.42 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.46 years | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.52 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.56 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.62 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.67 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.71 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.83 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.82 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.84 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.88 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.94 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.99 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.02 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.05 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.08 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.09 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7476 years | 0.7086 years | 0.8135 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 years | 0.8338 years | 1.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 years | 1.13 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 years | 1.46 years | 1.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 years | 1.82 years | 2.09 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.33 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.11 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 87.4% (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.09 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7086 years in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (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.