Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.3% 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 69.4% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 33rd out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +38.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +27.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +37.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -69.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 30 Burkina Faso 1.0% compare
- 31 Malawi 0.9% compare
- 32 Mali 0.9% compare
- 33 Gambia 0.9% compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0.9% compare
- 35 Uganda 0.9% compare
- 36 United States of America 0.9% compare
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (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 87.4% (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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.3% 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 & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd 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 & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/