Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 97.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
36th
of 219 groups
All-time high
100.7%
in 2012
All-time low
91.1%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America stood at 97.2%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 100.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 1999.
MDG: Latin America ranks 36th of 219 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 91.1% | — |
| 2000 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 100.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 100.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 100.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.4% | 91.4% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.0% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.2% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 33 Kenya 102.1% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.0% compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 101.8% compare
- 36 Uruguay 101.6% compare
- 37 Ecuador 101.5% compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 101.3% compare
- 39 Brunei Darussalam 101.3% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 100.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 36th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release