Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Persistence to last grade of primary, total was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 86.4% for persistence to last grade of primary, total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 86.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1974.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.2% | — |
| 1971 | 47.5% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 46.7% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 49.3% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 55.2% | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 54.4% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 53.9% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 52.9% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 56.3% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 59.7% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 60.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 61.1% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 63.3% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 67.2% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 69.7% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 76.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 77.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.4% | 46.4% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 52.9% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 67.2% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 77.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 82.9% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 86.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 86.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1974.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, total rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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, total (% 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.