Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 96.5% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 99.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 1999.
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 56th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.9% | — |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 90.3% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 95.3% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 96.5% 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 56th 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release