School enrollment, primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, primary was 93.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 93.8% for school enrollment, primary in 2018.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 95.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 1970.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 15th 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 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.6% | — |
| 1971 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 86.8% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 89.1% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 90.8% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 90.5% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.3% | 82.6% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.7% | 89.6% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.3% | 90.3% | 93.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 93.6% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 93.5% | 94.9% | 9 |
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More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 93.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (% 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.