Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 87.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
87.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
80th
of 220 groups
All-time high
88.4%
in 2020
All-time low
48.8%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean is 87.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 88.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 1974.
That places UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 80th 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.5% | — |
| 1971 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 49.0% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 51.7% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 58.9% | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 57.9% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 57.5% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 57.2% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 56.0% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 59.5% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 62.9% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 60.1% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 63.8% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 63.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 66.2% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 72.4% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 70.7% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 72.9% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 76.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.0% | 48.8% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 56.0% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 70.0% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 79.9% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 84.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.6% | 88.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 87.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 1974.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 80th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 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