Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 15.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.8%
Change on year
up 178.3%
Rank
87th
of 214 groups
All-time high
21.3%
in 1999
All-time low
5.6%
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024

51015201999201120241999: 21.3 %2000: 16.7 %2001: 15.9 %2002: 16.3 %2003: 15.7 %2004: 15.9 %2005: 19.1 %2006: 18.8 %2007: 17.9 %2008: 18.2 %2009: 16.5 %2010: 15.9 %2011: 14.8 %2012: 13.2 %2013: 11.4 %2014: 12.1 %2015: 9.7 %2016: 8.8 %2017: 8.3 %2018: 8 %2019: 7.4 %2020: 6.8 %2021: 5.8 %2022: 5.6 %2023: 5.7 %2024: 15.8 %

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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) is 15.8%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 178.3% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 21.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2022.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 87th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 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, male (%) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999 to 2024.
Year % Change
1999 21.3%
2000 16.7% -21.5%
2001 15.9% -5.1%
2002 16.3% +2.5%
2003 15.7% -3.8%
2004 15.9% +1.5%
2005 19.1% +20.3%
2006 18.8% -1.4%
2007 17.9% -4.8%
2008 18.2% +1.5%
2009 16.5% -9.2%
2010 15.9% -4.0%
2011 14.8% -6.7%
2012 13.2% -11.0%
2013 11.4% -13.4%
2014 12.1% +6.2%
2015 9.7% -20.2%
2016 8.8% -8.5%
2017 8.3% -6.2%
2018 8.0% -3.5%
2019 7.4% -8.0%
2020 6.8% -7.6%
2021 5.8% -15.4%
2022 5.6% -2.7%
2023 5.7% +1.2%
2024 15.8% +178.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2024 +178.3% 5.7% 15.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.3% 21.3% 21.3% 1
2000s 17.1% 15.7% 19.1% 10
2010s 10.9% 7.4% 15.9% 10
2020s 7.9% 5.6% 15.8% 5

Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 84 Fiji 3.5% compare
  2. 85 Portugal 3.3% compare
  3. 86 Bolivia 3.3% compare
  4. 87 British Virgin Islands 3.2% compare
  5. 88 Grenada 2.8% compare
  6. 89 Chile 2.6% compare
  7. 90 Dominica 2.5% compare

See the full ranking of 397 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 15.8% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2022.
How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 87th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,744 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release