Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure was 34.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
34.7%
Change on year
up 7.0%
Rank
37th
of 51 groups
All-time high
34.7%
in 2022
All-time low
27.3%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2022
Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean is 34.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 37th of 51 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 27.3% | — |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.1% | 27.3% | 28.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 30.3% | 34.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 34 Cook Islands 66.7% compare
- 35 Palestine, State of 65.2% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 60.2% compare
- 37 Samoa 56.2%
- 38 Mauritius 52.6% compare
- 39 Chile 49.8% compare
- 40 Malaysia 49.2% compare
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 34.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2016.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 37th out of 51 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release