Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 6.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 14.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2023.
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 129th 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.6% | — |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 129th 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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