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 20.0% 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 20.0% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2019.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 23.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.8% | — |
| 1999 | 11.3% | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -30.9% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 11.0% | 19.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 15.6% | 23.0% | 9 |
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 20.0% 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 23.0% 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 11.0% 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 17th 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 5.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.