School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9828 GPI in 2020. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.9828 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.989 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9554 GPI, in 1972.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.967 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9648 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9554 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9625 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9674 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.962 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9617 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9699 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.968 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9716 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.977 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9749 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9731 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9691 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9706 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.976 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9788 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9805 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9869 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.986 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.989 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9804 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9807 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9766 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9719 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.971 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9692 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9679 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9656 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9744 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.969 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9694 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9686 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9727 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.974 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9701 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.973 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9747 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9697 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9754 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9687 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9681 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9751 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9751 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9753 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9794 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.981 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9841 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.986 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9862 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9828 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.965 GPI | 0.9554 GPI | 0.9716 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9773 GPI | 0.9691 GPI | 0.9869 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9747 GPI | 0.9656 GPI | 0.989 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9717 GPI | 0.9686 GPI | 0.9754 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9779 GPI | 0.9681 GPI | 0.9862 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9828 GPI | 0.9828 GPI | 0.9828 GPI | 1 |
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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- 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)
- 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 (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.9828 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.989 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9554 GPI in 1972.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.