Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 5.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 12.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 134th 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.1% | — |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.4% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.4% 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 134th 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release