Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 6.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 14.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2023.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 126th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.8% | — |
| 2000 | 14.5% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 123 Seychelles 1.0% compare
- 124 Jamaica 1.0% compare
- 125 Belgium 0.9% compare
- 126 Estonia 0.9% compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% compare
- 128 Latvia 0.9% compare
- 129 North Macedonia 0.9% 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2023.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 126th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release