Education in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

284 indicators covering education for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 67.7% 2025 up 1.6% 10th
Population ages 0-14 22.3% 2025 down 13.8% 30th
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million 2024 up 8.3% 29th
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million 2024 down 1.3% 28th
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million 2024 down 5.7% 32nd
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year 2024 up 87.1% 38th
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.2% 26th
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person 2024 down 13.0% 27th
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0964 units per person 2024 down 8.9% 7th
Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.3% 27th
School enrollment, primary 104.7% 2024 down 4.4% 6th
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person 2024 down 0.0% 8th
Primary education, teachers 3.22 million 2024 up 8.3% 29th
Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.19 % change on previous year 2024 down 3.3% 27th
Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.0% 26th
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2024 down 33.5% 27th
Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year 2024 down 6.1% 31st
Number of under-five deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.2% 26th
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2024 down 33.8% 27th
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.7% 26th
School enrollment, primary, female 104.7% 2024 down 3.1% 6th
School enrollment, primary, male 104.8% 2024 down 5.5% 6th
Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6094 % change on previous year 2024 up 318.9% 27th
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 2023 down 27.9% 31st
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre 2023 down 28.1% 31st
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre 3.04 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.7% 36th
Labor force, total 318.69 million 2025 up 11.9% 28th
Labor force, female 42.1% 2025 up 2.6% 27th
Labor force, total, per capita 0.4892 units per person 2025 up 3.6% 11th
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 19.5% 29th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year 2025 down 38.6% 26th
Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,065.8% 3rd
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre 3.11 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.3% 34th
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.25 million 2024 up 11.0% 22nd
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9823 GPI 2020 up 1.4% 27th
Human capital composite index 0.5115 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 up 4.8% 1st
School enrollment, secondary 98.0% 2024 up 3.4% 11th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 7.28 per 1,000 2024 down 3.7% 18th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.4 per 1,000 2024 down 19.1% 22nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.67 per 1,000 2024 down 4.2% 31st
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.29 per 1,000 2024 down 12.4% 36th
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.1565 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.3% 36th
Secondary education, teachers 4.25 million 2024 up 11.0% 23rd
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0066 units per person 2024 up 2.4% 10th
School enrollment, secondary, female 101.0% 2024 up 3.4% 7th
School enrollment, secondary, male 95.2% 2024 up 3.3% 13th
School enrollment, tertiary 59.1% 2024 up 25.7% 16th
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.4% 28th
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 2.56 million 2024 up 13.8% 21st
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 64.45 million number 2019 down 4.4% 30th
School age population, secondary education, male 32.79 million number 2019 down 4.6% 30th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 17.56 million number 2019 down 6.2% 30th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 57.80 million number 2019 up 0.9% 29th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 16.92 million number 2019 down 5.7% 30th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 10.25 million number 2019 down 5.2% 30th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 14.05 million number 2019 down 1.3% 30th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 5.22 million number 2019 down 5.4% 30th
School age population, primary education, female 28.32 million number 2019 up 1.1% 29th