Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.2244 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America is 0.2244 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.9% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America peaked at 0.7725 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2244 GPIA, in 2024.
That places MDG: Latin America 198th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4971 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6852 GPIA | +37.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7198 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6795 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7725 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6987 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5074 GPIA | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5147 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.541 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5271 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5585 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5513 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5723 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7031 GPIA | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7394 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7334 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7319 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7229 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7179 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6924 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6987 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7119 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7586 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7073 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.721 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2244 GPIA | -68.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -68.9% | 0.721 GPIA | 0.2244 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4971 GPIA | 0.4971 GPIA | 0.4971 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6204 GPIA | 0.5074 GPIA | 0.7725 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6863 GPIA | 0.5513 GPIA | 0.7394 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6247 GPIA | 0.2244 GPIA | 0.7586 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Latin America was 0.2244 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7725 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2244 GPIA in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 198th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release