School enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School enrollment, primary, female was 93.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 93.9% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2018.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 95.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.6% | — |
| 1971 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 88.9% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 90.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 90.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.8% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 90.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 93.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.2% | 82.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 89.4% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 90.3% | 93.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.6% | 95.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 93.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.