Education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 285 indicators covering education for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 86.1% 2019 up 6.0% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2019 up 0.4% 5th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 108.7% 2019 up 7.6% 2nd Compulsory education, duration 14 years 2025 unchanged 1st Progression to secondary school 94.9% 2017 up 0.6% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 107.9% 2019 up 9.3% 2nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 109.6% 2019 up 5.9% 2nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2019 down 3.1% 9th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 95.1% 2018 down 1.3% 9th Trained teachers in primary education, female 83.0% 2024 up 0.7% 16th Trained teachers in primary education, male 74.8% 2024 up 1.3% 21st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 85.3% 2019 up 17.7% 13th Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2018 up 0.4% 19th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 81.7% 2019 up 22.3% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 89.1% 2019 up 13.6% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.09 GPI 2019 down 7.1% 3rd Tertiary education, academic staff 44.9% 2024 up 4.0% 13th School enrollment, secondary 77.3% 2018 up 9.1% 18th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 1st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.6% 2019 up 34.6% 17th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 22.5% 2019 up 25.1% 20th Progression to secondary school, male 96.0% 2017 up 0.8% 15th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 26.41 million number 2019 up 34.2% 21st School enrollment, secondary, female 78.9% 2018 up 6.7% 18th School enrollment, secondary, male 75.8% 2018 up 11.6% 18th Progression to secondary school, female 93.9% 2017 up 0.4% 20th Expenditure on tertiary education 19.0% 2015 up 6.8% 26th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 317,933 number 2018 up 59.5% 36th Literacy rate, youth female 98.9% 2024 up 0.5% 13th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.6% 2019 up 28.7% 33rd Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 2.01 million number 2019 up 6.2% 24th Enrolment in secondary education, female 30.96 million number 2019 up 4.1% 24th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 61.3% 2019 down 4.0% 15th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 1.23 million number 2019 up 2.0% 24th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 95.5% 2018 down 0.9% 9th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 218,462 number 2019 up 98.7% 27th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 94.8% 2018 down 1.6% 10th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 111,898 number 2019 up 110.1% 27th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 unchanged 4th Literacy rate, youth male 98.5% 2024 up 0.6% 12th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 21.57 2018 down 9.2% 24th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.6% 2019 up 39.6% 33rd Literacy rate, youth total 98.7% 2024 up 0.6% 13th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 6.7% 2019 up 19.9% 33rd Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.72 million number 2019 up 20.5% 23rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 14.81 million number 2019 up 34.2% 21st Expenditure on secondary education 32.3% 2015 down 0.1% 19th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2.74 million number 2019 down 34.7% 20th Expenditure on primary education 36.5% 2015 down 2.9% 11th Secondary education, pupils 50.1% 2018 down 2.3% 3rd Teachers in upper secondary education, female 893,823 number 2019 up 19.4% 23rd Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 52.1% 2019 down 0.9% 22nd Literacy rate, adult total 94.7% 2024 up 1.9% 13th Literacy rate, adult male 95.0% 2024 up 1.7% 13th Trained teachers in preprimary education 77.5% 2022 up 3.4% 18th Trained teachers in secondary education 74.9% 2024 down 2.1% 25th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1.19 million number 2019 down 34.9% 20th Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 178,460 number 2018 up 45.9% 28th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 1.22 million number 2019 up 228.0% 23rd Current education expenditure, total 95.4% 2023 up 3.7% 1st ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →