Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.3566 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 0.3566 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 70.6% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3566 GPIA, in 2024.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 173rd 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5356 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7448 GPIA | +39.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8299 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7576 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.834 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7658 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5652 GPIA | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5683 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.606 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5936 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6353 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6362 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6634 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7231 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9406 GPIA | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7627 GPIA | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.25 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.21 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3566 GPIA | -70.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Latin America and 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 | -70.6% | 1.21 GPIA | 0.3566 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5356 GPIA | 0.5356 GPIA | 0.5356 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.69 GPIA | 0.5652 GPIA | 0.834 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9145 GPIA | 0.6362 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.3566 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 170 Poland 0.508 GPIA compare
- 171 Estonia 0.4945 GPIA compare
- 172 Cuba 0.4685 GPIA compare
- 173 British Virgin Islands 0.4559 GPIA compare
- 174 Palau 0.4435 GPIA compare
- 175 Saint Lucia 0.4427 GPIA compare
- 176 South Africa 0.432 GPIA compare
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 0.3566 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3566 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 173rd 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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