Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 91.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
91.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
70th
of 220 groups
All-time high
92.3%
in 2020
All-time low
47.6%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 91.2% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 92.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1974.
That places MDG: Latin America 70th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.6% | — |
| 1971 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 47.9% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 50.6% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 58.3% | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 57.2% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 56.9% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 56.6% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 55.6% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 59.6% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 63.0% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 64.1% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 60.6% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 64.2% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 64.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 66.6% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 70.7% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 73.3% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 71.5% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 77.9% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.1% | 47.6% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.0% | 55.6% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 70.7% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 81.4% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 87.3% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.8% | 92.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 67 Philippines 95.4% compare
- 68 Paraguay 95.4% compare
- 69 Botswana 95.4% compare
- 70 Cape Verde 95.2% compare
- 71 Latvia 95.1% compare
- 72 Hong Kong, China 94.8% compare
- 73 Costa Rica 94.8% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Latin America was 91.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1974.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 70th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release