Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9913 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9913 GPIA, in 2012.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 19th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9913 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9984 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9961 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9944 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9927 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.992 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9914 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9913 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9913 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9939 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.995 GPIA | 0.9915 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 16 Mauritania 1.05 GPIA compare
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPIA compare
- 18 Madagascar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 19 Tuvalu 1.04 GPIA compare
- 20 Honduras 1.03 GPIA compare
- 21 Gibraltar 1.03 GPIA compare
- 22 Syrian Arab Republic 1.03 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9913 GPIA in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release