Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
31st
of 219 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 31st out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 28 Bermuda 1.06 GPIA compare
- 29 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 30 Cyprus 1.05 GPIA compare
- 31 Tunisia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 1.05 GPIA compare
- 33 Honduras 1.05 GPIA compare
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 31st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release