Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 3.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
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 MDG: Latin America is 3.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America peaked at 11.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2024.
MDG: Latin America ranks 161st of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.3% | — |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % 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?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America was 3.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 161st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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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February 2026 Data Release