Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 96.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 1999.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 49th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.9% | — |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 90.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 95.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.5% | 96.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 46 Denmark 99.7% compare
- 47 Brunei Darussalam 99.4% compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 99.4% compare
- 49 Sierra Leone 99.2% compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 99.2% compare
- 51 Chile 99.1% compare
- 52 Cape Verde 99.1% compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 49th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release