Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 19.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 19.1% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2019.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 21.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1999.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 20th 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 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.4% | — |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +37.5% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +51.4% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 4.9% | 17.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 14.6% | 21.7% | 9 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 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.