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Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Latin America & Caribbean

Primary school enrollment in Latin America & Caribbean in 2018 — 93.7%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 10.5 pp.

2018 93.7% +0.1 pp vs 2017
World rank —
Period maximum 95.1%2008
Period minimum 83.2%1970

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–201880859095100197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 83.2%1971: 83.5%1972: 84.1%1973: 84.9%1974: 85.5%1975: 85.6%1976: 86.4%1977: 87.3%1978: 87.9%1979: 89.5%1980: 89.9%1981: 90.9%1982: 91%1983: 91%1984: 90.8%1985: 91.3%1986: 91%1987: 91%1988: 90.7%1989: 89.9%1990: 90.3%1991: 90.6%1992: 91.4%1993: 91.7%1994: 91.2%1995: 91.1%1996: 91.6%1997: 90.6%1999: 93.6%2000: 94.2%2001: 94.5%2002: 94.3%2003: 93.7%2004: 94%2005: 94.2%2006: 93.9%2007: 93.7%2008: 95.1%2009: 94.9%2010: 94.9%2011: 94.8%2012: 94.8%2013: 93.7%2014: 93.5%2015: 93.4%2016: 93.6%2017: 93.7%2018: 93.7%
Change over the period: +10.5 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 93.7%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 93.7 +0.1 pp
2017 93.7 +0.1 pp
2016 93.6 +0.2 pp
2015 93.4 −0.1 pp
2014 93.5 −0.2 pp
2013 93.7 −1.2 pp
2012 94.8 +0.1 pp
2011 94.8 −0.2 pp
2010 94.9 +0.1 pp
2009 94.9 −0.2 pp
2008 95.1 +1.4 pp
2007 93.7 −0.2 pp
2006 93.9 −0.2 pp
2005 94.2 +0.2 pp
2004 94 +0.3 pp
2003 93.7 −0.6 pp
2002 94.3 −0.2 pp
2001 94.5 +0.2 pp
2000 94.2 +0.6 pp
1999 93.6 —
1997 90.6 −1 pp
1996 91.6 +0.5 pp
1995 91.1 −0.1 pp
1994 91.2 −0.5 pp
1993 91.7 +0.3 pp
1992 91.4 +0.8 pp
1991 90.6 +0.3 pp
1990 90.3 +0.5 pp
1989 89.9 −0.8 pp
1988 90.7 −0.4 pp
1987 91 +0 pp
1986 91 −0.3 pp
1985 91.3 +0.4 pp
1984 90.8 −0.2 pp
1983 91 −0 pp
1982 91 +0.1 pp
1981 90.9 +1.1 pp
1980 89.9 +0.4 pp
1979 89.5 +1.6 pp
1978 87.9 +0.6 pp
1977 87.3 +0.9 pp
1976 86.4 +0.7 pp
1975 85.6 +0.2 pp
1974 85.5 +0.6 pp
1973 84.9 +0.8 pp
1972 84.1 +0.5 pp
1971 83.5 +0.4 pp
1970 83.2 —

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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What share of children reach the last grade of primary school.

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What share of children of school age are not in school.

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The gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.

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