Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 87.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistence to last grade of primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 87.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 88.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1974.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.1% | — |
| 1971 | 47.5% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 47.2% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 49.7% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 57.6% | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 56.3% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 55.5% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 54.0% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 57.7% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 61.6% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 62.6% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 58.2% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 61.8% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 62.9% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 64.7% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 69.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 71.8% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 74.9% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 76.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.2% | 47.0% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.1% | 54.0% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.9% | 68.1% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 78.8% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 83.3% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.5% | 88.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 87.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1974.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.