Education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 285 indicators covering education for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Current education expenditure, primary 95.4% 2023 down 0.8% 4th Current education expenditure, secondary 94.7% 2023 up 0.4% 4th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 684,296 number 2019 up 235.7% 21st Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 77.8% 2021 up 3.5% 18th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 74.4% 2024 down 2.3% 23rd Trained teachers in secondary education, male 75.5% 2024 down 1.9% 22nd Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 0.7% 2018 up 5.3% 36th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 16.6 2018 down 5.0% 22nd Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 20.4 2018 up 2.7% 15th Current education expenditure, tertiary 96.3% 2023 up 4.1% 2nd Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 74.7% 2021 up 10.2% 9th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 3.01 million number 2019 down 13.9% 20th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 36.90 million number 2019 up 1.0% 27th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 18.26 million number 2019 down 0.3% 27th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 24.73 million number 2019 up 15.0% 23rd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 921,985 number 2019 down 21.6% 21st Net intake rate in grade 1 75.1% 2018 up 2.0% 11th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 12.69 million number 2019 up 11.0% 22nd Trained teachers in lower secondary education 82.1% 2021 up 2.3% 11th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 75.4% 2018 up 2.0% 12th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 74.8% 2018 up 2.0% 12th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 95,247 number 2018 up 46.5% 26th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 2.26 million number 2019 up 20.9% 31st Trained teachers in upper secondary education 76.4% 2021 up 5.3% 22nd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 12.17 million number 2019 down 19.2% 31st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 27.08 million number 2019 down 20.7% 31st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 14.91 million number 2019 down 21.8% 31st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 834,409 number 2019 down 41.8% 31st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 614,551 number 2019 down 48.8% 31st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 1.45 million number 2019 down 45.0% 31st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 6.0% 2019 up 39.1% 2nd Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 1.10 million number 2019 up 31.5% 31st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 22.35 million number 2019 up 29.4% 21st Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.16 million number 2019 up 12.3% 28th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 1.41 million number 2019 up 18.3% 30th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 12.61 million number 2019 up 29.6% 20th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 18.39 2018 down 4.3% 17th Government expenditure per student, primary 14.5% 2016 up 37.7% 16th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 789,734 number 2019 up 17.9% 27th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 1.2% 2018 up 15.1% 44th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 14.48 2018 down 4.3% 27th Government expenditure per student, secondary 14.7% 2016 up 12.8% 14th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 55.1% 2019 down 1.5% 34th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 42.4% 2019 down 6.9% 38th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 84.0% 2012 up 3.0% 5th ← Previous Page 5 of 5