Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 88.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 89.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 54th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.8% | — |
| 2000 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 76.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 83.0% | 88.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.1% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 51 Algeria 94.4% compare
- 52 Russian Federation 94.3% compare
- 53 Italy 94.3% compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 94.1% compare
- 55 United States of America 93.3% compare
- 56 Peru 92.8% compare
- 57 Libya 92.4% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 88.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 54th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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