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

Latest (2024)
26.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
19th
of 214 groups
All-time high
32.1%
in 1998
All-time low
26.2%
in 2012
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024

01020301998201120241998: 32.1 %1999: 31.2 %2000: 29.6 %2001: 29.1 %2002: 29.9 %2003: 30.7 %2004: 30.3 %2005: 29.5 %2006: 30.6 %2007: 30.1 %2008: 29.1 %2009: 28.6 %2010: 28.4 %2011: 26.7 %2012: 26.2 %2013: 29 %2014: 31.6 %2015: 30.9 %2016: 29.9 %2017: 29.5 %2018: 28.9 %2019: 28.2 %2020: 27.9 %2021: 26.9 %2022: 26.8 %2023: 26.4 %2024: 26.5 %

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

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Gambia 29.6% compare
  2. 17 Madagascar 27.5% compare
  3. 18 Zambia 27.4% compare
  4. 19 Lesotho 26.8% compare
  5. 20 Chad 26.7% compare
  6. 21 Bhutan 24.0% compare
  7. 22 Burkina Faso 22.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
399 places, 7,003 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release