Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 95.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 95.3% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 96.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 91.9%, in 1998.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 91.9% | — |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.7% | 91.9% | 93.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 94.0% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.3% | 96.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 8 Saint Lucia 99.5% compare
- 9 Netherlands 99.5% compare
- 10 Qatar 99.5% compare
- 11 Iceland 99.5% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.4% compare
- 13 Belgium 99.2% compare
- 14 Malta 99.1%
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 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 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 95.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 1998.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.