Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: 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, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 1.06 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 1998.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 4th 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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | +0.0% |
| 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 | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 1 Qatar 1.71 GPI compare
- 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
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1998.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.