Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 19.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 19.6%.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 22.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.5% | — |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +36.1% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.6% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 10.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 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)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean was 19.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.