School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.16 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 6.16 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 6.61 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6.15 years, in 2018.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.2 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 6.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 6.47 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.44 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 6.55 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 6.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 6.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.58 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.55 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 6.53 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.48 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.44 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 6.4 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 6.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.44 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.46 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.44 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 6.38 years | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.29 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.21 years | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.17 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.19 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.16 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.16 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.16 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.33 years | 6.2 years | 6.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.55 years | 6.44 years | 6.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.46 years | 6.4 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.27 years | 6.17 years | 6.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.18 years | 6.15 years | 6.25 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.95 years compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 7.86 years compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.62 years compare
- 13 Togo 7.56 years compare
- 14 Sweden 7.55 years compare
- 15 Grenada 7.53 years compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 7.41 years compare
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- 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, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (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, primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 6.16 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.15 years in 2018.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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.