Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 96.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 96.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 96.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 1999.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 83.8% | — |
| 1999 | 80.2% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.0% | 80.2% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 82.3% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 90.4% | 96.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 2 Aruba 100.0% compare
- 3 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 4 Viet Nam 99.9% compare
- 5 Switzerland 99.9% compare
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 96.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children of the age one year before the official entry age to primary education who participate in an organized learning programme expressed as a percentage of the total population of the same age. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/