Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 6.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 14.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2023.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 124th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.8% | — |
| 2000 | 14.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 121 Sierra Leone 1.0% compare
- 122 Niger 1.0% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 6.6% 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2023.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 124th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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