Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 20.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 20.8%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 142.5% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 21.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2017.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.6% | — |
| 2000 | 16.8% | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +142.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 | +142.5% | 8.6% | 20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 8.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
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, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- 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 5.10 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)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 20.8% 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2017.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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 (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/