Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 93.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 93.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 93.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.1% | — |
| 1991 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 75.1% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 81.8% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.8% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.4% | 93.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 10 Italy 99.7% compare
- 11 Slovenia 99.7% compare
- 12 United States of America 99.6% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 99.6% compare
- 14 Lithuania 99.5% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 99.4% compare
- 16 Denmark 99.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0342 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 93.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release