School enrollment, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School enrollment, primary, male was 93.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 93.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 95.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.7% | — |
| 1971 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 85.4% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 90.0% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 91.2% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 90.0% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 91.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 90.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 93.9% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.3% | 83.7% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 90.0% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 90.4% | 93.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 93.4% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.2% | 94.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 93.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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, male (% 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.