Education in Latin America & Caribbean 259 indicators covering education for Latin America & Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 14.2% 2024 up 18.6% 6th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.5% 2025 down 18.1% 11th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.7% 2025 down 18.9% 24th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.5% 2025 down 18.2% 14th Primary education, teachers 77.8% 2024 up 0.6% 10th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.12 million number 2019 up 12.7% 21st Repeaters, primary, total 4.4% 2018 down 36.9% 18th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.8% 2019 up 15.2% 33rd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1.91 million number 2019 up 19.8% 16th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 12,988 2024 down 15.6% 31st Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 17,243 2024 down 7.6% 31st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 45,915 2024 down 22.1% 31st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 76,695 2024 down 4.3% 27th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 100.0% 2018 down 8.1% 31st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 100.7% 2018 down 9.4% 29th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2019 down 0.1% 4th Repeaters, primary, female 3.9% 2018 down 37.5% 15th Repeaters, primary, male 4.9% 2018 down 36.4% 18th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 95.4% 2019 down 0.5% 13th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1.07 million number 2019 up 12.1% 21st School enrollment, primary 93.7% 2018 down 1.4% 14th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.5% 2019 up 17.5% 35th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 3.1% 2019 up 13.5% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 88.8% 2019 up 6.3% 11th Trained teachers in primary education 81.8% 2024 down 0.3% 15th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 801,354 number 2019 up 13.0% 17th Enrolment in primary education, female 31.25 million number 2019 down 4.7% 27th Secondary education, teachers 60.5% 2024 up 2.7% 12th School enrollment, primary, female 93.9% 2018 down 1.2% 14th School enrollment, primary, male 93.6% 2018 down 1.7% 15th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.04 GPI 2018 down 0.6% 15th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 7.54 million number 2019 up 353.0% 30th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 3.83 million number 2019 up 357.2% 30th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3.71 million number 2019 up 348.7% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 91.4% 2019 up 6.5% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 86.3% 2019 up 6.0% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2019 up 0.5% 4th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 108.5% 2019 up 7.4% 3rd Compulsory education, duration 13 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Progression to secondary school 95.0% 2017 up 0.7% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 107.6% 2019 up 9.1% 3rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 109.4% 2019 up 5.8% 3rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2019 down 3.0% 10th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 94.9% 2018 down 1.4% 10th Trained teachers in primary education, female 83.3% 2024 down 1.1% 13th Trained teachers in primary education, male 76.5% 2024 up 2.7% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 85.8% 2019 up 17.8% 10th Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2018 up 0.5% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 82.3% 2019 up 22.2% 10th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 89.5% 2019 up 13.9% 10th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.09 GPI 2019 down 6.8% 4th Tertiary education, academic staff 43.0% 2024 up 3.7% 24th School enrollment, secondary 77.5% 2018 up 8.7% 14th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 1st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.6% 2019 up 29.5% 15th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 22.3% 2019 up 18.4% 20th Progression to secondary school, male 96.0% 2017 up 1.0% 14th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 28.24 million number 2019 up 33.9% 18th School enrollment, secondary, female 79.1% 2018 up 6.5% 14th School enrollment, secondary, male 76.0% 2018 up 11.1% 14th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →