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 Current education expenditure, primary 95.5% 2023 up 0.3% 2nd Current education expenditure, secondary 95.3% 2023 up 0.1% 2nd Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 689,536 number 2019 up 220.6% 20th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 80.8% 2021 up 11.1% 11th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 75.3% 2024 down 2.8% 22nd Trained teachers in secondary education, male 75.5% 2024 down 1.9% 21st Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 0.6% 2018 up 7.8% 39th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 16.65 2018 down 6.3% 21st Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 20.47 2018 up 3.3% 14th Current education expenditure, tertiary 94.7% 2023 up 3.1% 5th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 65.1% 2021 up 10.4% 24th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 3.06 million number 2019 down 14.3% 17th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 37.50 million number 2019 up 1.2% 26th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 18.56 million number 2019 down 0.1% 26th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 25.65 million number 2019 up 15.0% 21st Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 941,991 number 2019 down 21.8% 19th Net intake rate in grade 1 75.1% 2018 up 2.0% 12th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 13.16 million number 2019 up 11.0% 21st Trained teachers in lower secondary education 82.8% 2021 up 2.9% 9th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 75.5% 2018 up 2.0% 11th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 74.8% 2018 up 2.0% 13th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 88,629 number 2018 up 56.1% 27th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 2.28 million number 2019 up 19.4% 30th Trained teachers in upper secondary education 77.4% 2021 up 0.7% 21st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 12.47 million number 2019 down 18.4% 30th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 27.71 million number 2019 down 20.0% 30th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 15.25 million number 2019 down 21.2% 30th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 852,775 number 2019 down 41.6% 30th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 633,103 number 2019 down 48.4% 30th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 1.49 million number 2019 down 44.7% 30th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 6.0% 2019 up 40.6% 1st Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 1.11 million number 2019 up 29.5% 30th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 23.21 million number 2019 up 31.1% 19th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.17 million number 2019 up 11.2% 27th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 1.47 million number 2019 up 27.5% 29th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 13.06 million number 2019 up 31.1% 19th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 18.42 2018 down 5.2% 16th Government expenditure per student, primary 15.2% 2016 up 52.9% 12th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 825,255 number 2019 up 28.4% 26th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 1.2% 2018 up 8.7% 43rd Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 14.59 2018 down 6.2% 25th Government expenditure per student, secondary 15.0% 2016 up 28.9% 12th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 55.0% 2019 down 1.6% 35th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 42.6% 2019 down 6.7% 37th ← Previous Page 5 of 5