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 26.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.9%
Change on year
down 14.3%
Rank
17th
of 214 groups
All-time high
33.2%
in 2015
All-time low
24.6%
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: 28 %1999: 27.1 %2000: 28 %2001: 27.8 %2002: 28.3 %2003: 28.9 %2004: 27.7 %2005: 28.6 %2006: 29.4 %2007: 29.2 %2008: 28.3 %2009: 28.2 %2010: 27.9 %2011: 26.7 %2012: 24.6 %2013: 30 %2014: 28.8 %2015: 33.2 %2016: 32.6 %2017: 32.3 %2018: 29.6 %2019: 31.5 %2020: 31.2 %2021: 30.6 %2022: 31.4 %2023: 31.4 %2024: 26.9 %

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 GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 26.9%, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% 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 33.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2012.

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 17th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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, female (%) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998 to 2024.
Year % Change
1998 28.0%
1999 27.1% -3.1%
2000 28.0% +3.2%
2001 27.8% -0.9%
2002 28.3% +1.8%
2003 28.9% +2.3%
2004 27.7% -4.1%
2005 28.6% +3.0%
2006 29.4% +2.7%
2007 29.2% -0.6%
2008 28.3% -3.1%
2009 28.2% -0.3%
2010 27.9% -1.1%
2011 26.7% -4.1%
2012 24.6% -8.1%
2013 30.0% +22.1%
2014 28.8% -4.0%
2015 33.2% +15.1%
2016 32.6% -1.8%
2017 32.3% -0.9%
2018 29.6% -8.2%
2019 31.5% +6.2%
2020 31.2% -0.8%
2021 30.6% -2.1%
2022 31.4% +2.6%
2023 31.4% +0.1%
2024 26.9% -14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.6% 27.1% 28.0% 2
2000s 28.4% 27.7% 29.4% 10
2010s 29.7% 24.6% 33.2% 10
2020s 30.3% 26.9% 31.4% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 14 Gambia 28.9% compare
  2. 15 Comoros 28.8% compare
  3. 16 Chad 26.6% compare
  4. 17 Zambia 26.2% compare
  5. 18 Madagascar 26.2% compare
  6. 19 Vanuatu 26.1% compare
  7. 20 Burkina Faso 22.6% 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 26.9% 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 33.2% in 2015.
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 24.6% 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 17th 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 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,746 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release