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
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.12 years 2019 up 5.5% 10th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 8.9% 24th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.08 number per square kilometre 2019 up 14.2% 24th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 87.9% 2023 up 1.8% 15th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 85.1% 2023 up 2.9% 17th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 7.74 million 2018 up 38.6% 20th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0125 units per person 2018 up 24.9% 10th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year 2019 up 73.1% 11th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.3886 units per square kilometre 2018 up 38.6% 26th
Number of infant deaths, female 53,509 2024 down 27.0% 28th
Number of infant deaths, male 68,911 2024 down 27.4% 28th
Number of under-five deaths, female 62,268 2024 down 28.0% 28th
Number of under-five deaths, male 79,481 2024 down 28.2% 28th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.91 years 2019 up 36.0% 12th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.27 GPI 2019 up 2.1% 8th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.3 years 2019 up 33.1% 13th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 15.8% 19th
Teachers in primary education, female 2.31 million number 2019 up 6.6% 21st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 10.57 million number 2019 up 14.5% 24th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 25.7% 2019 up 1.2% 39th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 52.1% 2018 down 2.7% 2nd
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.9% 2018 up 30.8% 20th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.92 years 2019 up 9.6% 11th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 100.4% 2018 down 9.0% 30th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -0.0858 % change on previous year 2018 down 101.2% 33rd
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 14.1% 2024 up 18.4% 8th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.6% 2025 down 18.2% 11th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.7% 2025 down 18.7% 24th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.5% 2025 down 18.1% 15th
Primary education, teachers 77.6% 2024 up 0.5% 13th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.10 million number 2019 up 13.7% 24th
Repeaters, primary, total 4.4% 2018 down 37.1% 16th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.8% 2019 up 14.4% 35th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1.83 million number 2019 up 28.7% 18th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 12,858 2024 down 15.8% 32nd
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 17,087 2024 down 7.7% 32nd
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 45,603 2024 down 22.2% 32nd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 76,177 2024 down 4.3% 29th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 100.0% 2018 down 8.3% 30th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 100.8% 2018 down 9.6% 28th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2019 up 0.1% 6th
Repeaters, primary, female 4.0% 2018 down 37.7% 14th
Repeaters, primary, male 4.9% 2018 down 36.7% 16th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 95.3% 2019 down 0.6% 16th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1.05 million number 2019 up 13.0% 24th
School enrollment, primary 93.8% 2018 down 1.4% 15th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.5% 2019 up 16.2% 37th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 3.0% 2019 up 13.1% 33rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 88.9% 2019 up 10.4% 11th
Trained teachers in primary education 81.7% 2024 up 0.3% 16th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 755,208 number 2019 up 24.3% 19th
Enrolment in primary education, female 30.75 million number 2019 down 4.4% 29th
Secondary education, teachers 60.3% 2024 up 2.6% 16th
School enrollment, primary, female 93.9% 2018 down 1.1% 15th
School enrollment, primary, male 93.6% 2018 down 1.7% 16th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.04 GPI 2018 down 0.6% 14th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 7.16 million number 2019 up 502.4% 35th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 3.64 million number 2019 up 510.8% 36th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3.52 million number 2019 up 494.0% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 91.5% 2019 up 11.9% 11th