Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 96.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 103.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 1997.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 104th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 81.4% | — |
| 1996 | 83.4% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 86.1% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 88.2% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 100.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 102.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 103.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 103.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 102.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 102.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 101.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 100.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 100.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 81.2% | 88.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 89.3% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.6% | 99.4% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.4% | 97.6% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 96.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 103.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release