Education in Latin America & Caribbean 259 indicators covering education for Latin America & Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 27.97 million number 2019 down 19.9% 28th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 15.38 million number 2019 down 21.1% 28th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 869,809 number 2019 down 40.8% 28th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 647,720 number 2019 down 47.5% 28th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 1.52 million number 2019 down 43.8% 28th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 6.0% 2019 up 40.8% 3rd Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 1.14 million number 2019 up 30.3% 28th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 23.61 million number 2019 up 29.4% 17th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.21 million number 2019 up 12.5% 25th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 1.56 million number 2019 up 17.6% 24th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 13.30 million number 2019 up 29.4% 17th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 18.25 2018 down 4.9% 18th Government expenditure per student, primary 15.2% 2016 up 44.5% 10th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 882,030 number 2019 up 17.3% 22nd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 1.3% 2018 up 13.1% 40th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 14.46 2018 down 5.4% 28th Government expenditure per student, secondary 15.0% 2016 up 18.9% 10th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 55.0% 2019 down 1.5% 35th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 42.7% 2019 down 6.5% 35th ← Previous Page 5 of 5