Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 19.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean is 19.1%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 21.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.7% | — |
| 1998 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +37.4% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +38.3% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -30.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 10.4% | 19.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.7% | 21.7% | 9 |
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 19.1% 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 21.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% 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 down 0.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.