School enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary, female was 94.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 94.0%.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 95.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.7% | — |
| 1971 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 85.1% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 88.5% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 90.2% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 90.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.7% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 91.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 93.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.5% | 81.7% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.4% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.3% | 90.3% | 93.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.1% | 95.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.7% | 95.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 94.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.