School enrollment, primary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary was 104.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 104.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 118.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 104.3%, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 118.4% | — |
| 2000 | 117.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 116.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 116.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 115.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 115.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 114.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 110.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 114.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 113.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 113.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 112.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 111.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 110.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 111.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 110.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 109.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 108.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 108.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 107.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 107.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 106.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 105.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 105.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 104.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 104.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.4% | 118.4% | 118.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 114.6% | 110.0% | 117.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.7% | 107.3% | 112.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.1% | 104.3% | 106.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 5 Madagascar 132.7% compare
- 6 Nepal 128.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.1% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 124.1%
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 121.1% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 121.1% compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 120.9% compare
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 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, primary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 104.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 118.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.3% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.