Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean stood at 71.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 74.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1998.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th of 209 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.1% | — |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 53.1% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 55.2% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 66.7% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 69.5% | 73.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & 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 740,755 (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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 71.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1998.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release