Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 26.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 26.5%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 32.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2012.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.1% | — |
| 1999 | 31.2% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.2% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 28.6% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 26.2% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.4% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2812 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 560,020 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0589 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 26.5% 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 GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2012.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th 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 GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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