Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 103.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 103.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 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 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Latin America peaked at 118.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 103.1%, in 2024.
MDG: Latin America ranks 59th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 118.7% | — |
| 2000 | 117.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 116.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 116.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 115.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 116.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 115.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 111.1% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 115.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 114.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 114.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 112.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 111.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 109.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 110.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 109.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 107.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 107.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 106.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 105.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 105.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 105.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 104.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 103.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 103.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 103.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.7% | 118.7% | 118.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 115.3% | 111.1% | 117.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.6% | 105.6% | 112.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.9% | 103.1% | 105.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in MDG: Latin America was 103.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 118.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.1% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release