Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & 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
13th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9913 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean recorded 1.01 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9913 GPIA, in 2014.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9914 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9961 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9921 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9914 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9913 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9933 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9939 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9955 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 | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9951 GPIA | 0.9916 GPIA | 0.9985 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9913 GPIA in 2014.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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