Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 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, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 96.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 99.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 63rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.5% | — |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 89.7% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 94.8% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.7% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 96.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 63rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release