Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and was 1.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.06
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 20 groups
All-time high
1.06
in 2022
All-time low
0.9881
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Latin America and the Caribbean is 1.06, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9881, in 2001.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9923 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9881 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 | 0.9881 | 1.04 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 3 Dominican Republic 1.22 compare
- 4 Montenegro 1.21 compare
- 5 Switzerland 1.2 compare
- 6 Mongolia 1.19 compare
- 7 Tunisia 1.19 compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.18 compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 1.18 compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 1.18 compare
More education data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 80.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 19.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0283 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 8.98 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 1.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 37.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 61.09 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 13.8% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 19.3% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 50.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.06 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2022.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9881 in 2001.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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