Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.3556 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean is 0.3556 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 70.7% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3556 GPIA, in 2024.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 179th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5317 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.738 GPIA | +38.8% |
| 2001 | 0.823 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7511 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.827 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7593 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5613 GPIA | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5644 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6017 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5895 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6354 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6365 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.664 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7226 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.94 GPIA | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7621 GPIA | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.24 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.21 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3556 GPIA | -70.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 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 | -70.7% | 1.21 GPIA | 0.3556 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5317 GPIA | 0.5317 GPIA | 0.5317 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6851 GPIA | 0.5613 GPIA | 0.827 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.913 GPIA | 0.6365 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.3556 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the 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) 17.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.3556 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3556 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 179th 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. 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 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