Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 101.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
101.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
102.3%
in 2013
All-time low
97.1%
in 2006
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America is 101.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America peaked at 102.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2006.
That places MDG: Latin America 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.3% | — |
| 2000 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 101.3% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 100.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 100.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 100.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 100.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 102.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 101.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 101.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 101.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 101.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 102.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 102.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 101.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 101.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 101.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 101.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 101.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 97.1% | 101.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.2% | 99.1% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.4% | 101.1% | 101.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 19 Uruguay 111.9% compare
- 20 Liechtenstein 111.8% compare
- 21 Spain 111.2% compare
- 22 Guadeloupe 110.7%
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 110.7% compare
- 24 Peru 110.7% compare
- 25 Albania 109.6% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America was 101.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 102.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2006.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release