Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 89.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America is 89.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America peaked at 90.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Latin America 48th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.3% | — |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 80.4% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 76.8% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 83.2% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.3% | 90.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America was 89.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 48th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release