Education in Latin America & Caribbean 114 indicators covering education for Latin America & Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 22.1% 2025 down 13.7% — Population ages 15-64 67.7% 2025 up 1.6% — School enrollment, primary 104.6% 2024 down 4.4% — Primary education, teachers 3.34 million 2024 up 8.4% — School enrollment, primary, female 104.6% 2024 down 3.1% — School enrollment, primary, male 104.6% 2024 down 5.5% — Labor force, female 42.0% 2025 up 2.6% — Labor force, total 325.05 million 2025 up 11.6% — School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9822 GPI 2020 up 1.3% — School enrollment, secondary 98.0% 2024 up 3.3% — Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 13.3% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.7 per 1,000 2024 unchanged — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.4 per 1,000 2024 down 18.5% — Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 7.2 per 1,000 2024 down 4.0% — Secondary education, teachers 4.37 million 2024 up 10.8% — School enrollment, secondary, female 100.9% 2024 up 3.4% — School enrollment, secondary, male 95.2% 2024 up 3.3% — School enrollment, tertiary 58.9% 2024 up 25.0% — School enrollment, preprimary 75.6% 2020 up 1.9% — School enrollment, tertiary, female 69.1% 2024 up 29.9% — School enrollment, tertiary, male 49.0% 2024 up 19.2% — School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2020 down 2.8% — School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.29 GPI 2024 up 5.2% — Secondary education, teachers, female 2.64 million 2024 up 13.8% — Primary completion rate, female 97.0% 2024 down 3.1% — Primary completion rate, male 96.0% 2024 down 3.6% — Government expenditure on education, total 3.8% 2023 down 21.7% — Secondary education, general pupils 55.70 million 2018 up 3.0% — Lower secondary completion rate, total 81.5% 2024 up 2.2% — School enrollment, preprimary, female 76.1% 2020 up 2.0% — School enrollment, preprimary, male 75.0% 2020 up 1.9% — Persistence to last grade of primary, total 86.5% 2023 up 2.3% — Government expenditure on education, total 16.6% 2024 up 3.4% — Secondary education, general pupils 49.9% 2018 down 2.4% — Lower secondary completion rate, female 84.0% 2024 up 2.0% — Lower secondary completion rate, male 79.2% 2024 up 2.4% — Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Primary education, pupils 61.44 million 2024 down 5.9% — Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Secondary education, pupils 63.30 million 2024 down 1.6% — Persistence to last grade of primary, female 87.9% 2023 up 1.7% — Persistence to last grade of primary, male 85.1% 2023 up 2.8% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 7.96 million 2018 up 36.6% — Number of infant deaths, female 53,812 2024 down 26.9% — Number of infant deaths, male 69,310 2024 down 27.3% — Number of under-five deaths, female 62,649 2024 down 27.8% — Number of under-five deaths, male 79,983 2024 down 28.1% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 51.8% 2018 down 2.3% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 100.4% 2018 down 8.8% — Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.5% 2025 down 18.1% — Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.7% 2025 down 18.9% — Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.5% 2025 down 18.2% — Primary education, teachers 77.8% 2024 up 0.6% — Repeaters, primary, total 4.4% 2018 down 36.9% — Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 12,988 2024 down 15.6% — Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 17,243 2024 down 7.6% — Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 45,915 2024 down 22.1% — Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 76,695 2024 down 4.3% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 100.0% 2018 down 8.1% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 100.7% 2018 down 9.4% — Page 1 of 2 Next →