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 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 70.4% on the previous year and down 55.1% 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 1.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +40.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -70.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -70.4% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 37 North Macedonia 0.9% compare
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 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% 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 34th 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 55.1%. 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 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/