Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 88.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 88.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 88.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.2% | — |
| 1999 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 79.2% | 79.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 79.0% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 83.5% | 88.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 10 Turkey 104.8% compare
- 11 New Zealand 104.7% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 104.6% compare
- 13 Denmark 104.1% compare
- 14 Argentina 103.7% compare
- 15 Latvia 102.5% compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 102.3% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 88.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.