Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 103.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 103.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 peaked at 103.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67.0% | — |
| 1971 | 68.5% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 70.1% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 71.7% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 74.4% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 76.2% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 78.5% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 80.0% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 93.1% | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 84.7% | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 99.5% | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 95.3% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 94.8% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 94.6% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 99.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 100.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 101.5% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 101.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 101.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 101.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 102.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 100.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 100.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 100.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 100.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 101.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 101.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 101.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 101.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 101.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 101.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 101.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 101.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 101.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 102.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 103.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.4% | 67.0% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 84.7% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.8% | 94.6% | 101.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.8% | 99.7% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.8% | 101.1% | 103.3% | 10 |
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More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 103.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 103.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- 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 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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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.