Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 6.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 13.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2019.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.3% | — |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 5.02 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, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2019.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/