Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 104.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 104.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 118.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 104.3%, in 2024.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 47th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 118.4% | — |
| 2000 | 117.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 116.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 116.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 115.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 115.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 114.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 110.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 114.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 113.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 113.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 112.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 111.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 110.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 111.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 110.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 109.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 108.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 108.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 107.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 107.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 106.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 105.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 105.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 104.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 104.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.4% | 118.4% | 118.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 114.6% | 110.0% | 117.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.7% | 107.3% | 112.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.1% | 104.3% | 106.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 44 Cambodia 109.0% compare
- 45 Tonga 108.8% compare
- 46 French Polynesia 108.1%
- 47 United Arab Emirates 108.0% compare
- 48 Benin 108.0% compare
- 49 Cook Islands 107.9% compare
- 50 Aruba 107.7% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 104.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 118.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.3% in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release