Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 112.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
112.0%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
13th
of 221 groups
All-time high
120.7%
in 2012
All-time low
69.5%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 112.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 120.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1970.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 13th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.5% | — |
| 1971 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 74.2% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 75.9% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 77.2% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 78.4% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 81.2% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 82.6% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 82.2% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 84.0% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 87.5% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 89.1% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 90.3% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 89.7% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 88.9% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 91.6% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 93.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 94.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 96.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 98.5% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 94.2% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 102.4% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 104.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 104.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 106.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 108.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 110.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 111.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 111.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 112.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 112.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 111.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 112.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 116.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 119.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 120.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 119.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 118.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 117.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 116.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 115.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 115.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 114.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 113.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 113.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 113.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 113.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 112.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.3% | 69.5% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 82.2% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 88.2% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.2% | 104.9% | 112.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.5% | 114.5% | 120.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.9% | 112.0% | 113.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 10 Papua New Guinea 121.1% compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 120.9% compare
- 12 Namibia 120.7% compare
- 13 Monaco 120.6% compare
- 14 Myanmar 120.2% compare
- 15 East Timor 119.7% compare
- 16 Mozambique 119.2% compare
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, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 112.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 120.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release