Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 19.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 19.5% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2019.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 22.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.0% | — |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +39.4% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 11.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 15.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (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 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 19.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.