Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 103.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 103.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 103.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.6% | — |
| 1971 | 67.1% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 68.7% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 70.3% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 73.2% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 75.3% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 77.7% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 79.3% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 93.3% | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 96.6% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 95.5% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 95.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 94.6% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 100.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 98.4% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 102.0% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 102.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 101.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 102.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 102.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 100.6% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 100.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 100.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 101.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 101.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 101.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 101.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 102.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 101.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 101.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 101.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 102.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 103.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 103.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.4% | 65.6% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.8% | 84.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 94.6% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.0% | 99.9% | 102.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.0% | 101.3% | 103.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 1 Sweden 139.5% compare
- 2 Belgium 129.0% compare
- 3 Costa Rica 127.6% compare
- 4 Finland 126.9% compare
- 5 Ireland 120.6% compare
- 6 Netherlands 120.4% compare
- 7 United States Virgin Islands 117.3% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 103.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 103.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.