Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 1.06 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 1998.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 2 Barbados 1.2 GPI compare
- 3 Seychelles 1.19 GPI compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 1.19 GPI compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.18 GPI compare
- 6 Jamaica 1.18 GPI compare
- 7 Kuwait 1.18 GPI compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.17 GPI 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, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.06 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1998.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.