Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 85.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
85th
of 220 groups
All-time high
85.6%
in 2020
All-time low
45.9%
in 1974
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 85.1%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 85.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1974.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 85th of 220 groups on this measure, 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, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.1% | — |
| 1971 | 46.7% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 46.2% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 45.9% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 48.8% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 53.2% | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 52.7% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 51.2% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 54.5% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 57.9% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 54.6% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 59.4% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 61.3% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 65.2% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 67.8% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 66.6% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 69.3% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 75.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.4% | 45.9% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 51.2% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 65.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 75.4% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 81.4% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 84.8% | 85.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 82 Netherlands 92.2% compare
- 83 Philippines 91.6% compare
- 84 Ghana 91.4% compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 91.2% compare
- 86 Uruguay 91.0% compare
- 87 Maldives 90.6% compare
- 88 Colombia 89.8% compare
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, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 85.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1974.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 85th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release