Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education was 32.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 32.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 41.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.9% | — |
| 2001 | 41.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 38.3% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 32.7% | 37.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0342 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 32.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th out of 10 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release