Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9992 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9992 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9992 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9702 GPIA
in 2009
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 0.9992 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 0.9992 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9702 GPIA, in 2009.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9769 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.9763 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9749 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9728 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9727 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9729 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9733 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9755 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9743 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9726 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9724 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9709 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9708 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9702 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9721 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9801 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9836 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9857 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9862 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9831 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9891 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9744 GPIA | 0.9727 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9732 GPIA | 0.9702 GPIA | 0.9761 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9779 GPIA | 0.971 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9926 GPIA | 0.9831 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 41 Mongolia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 42 Cyprus 1.01 GPIA compare
- 43 Bahrain 1.01 GPIA compare
- 44 Puerto Rico 1.01 GPIA compare
- 45 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 46 Bermuda 1.01 GPIA compare
- 47 Marshall Islands 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 0.9992 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9992 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9702 GPIA in 2009.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release