Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for was 52.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean recorded 52.7% for proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 55.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 92nd out of 151 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 54.9% | — |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.9% | 54.9% | 54.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 54.5% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.7% | 54.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 52.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to computers for recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to computers for recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for proportion of primary schools with access to computers for?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 92nd out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to computers for rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release