Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.04 GPI.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.06 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.07 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.06 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.06 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.11 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 1.1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.09 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.09 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.09 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.09 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.08 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.08 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.07 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.05 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.07 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.07 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.07 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.08 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- 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, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1976.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.