Education in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean

465 indicators covering education for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in primary education, female 30.06 million 2024 down 4.9% 111th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 63.30 million 2024 down 1.6% 80th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% 2024 down 2.0% 162nd
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million 2024 up 8.4% 82nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million 2024 up 1.8% 77th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million 2024 down 1.5% 83rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% 2024 up 15.2% 57th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million 2024 down 1.7% 78th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% 2024 down 1.5% 143rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 31.11 million 2024 up 21.7% 57th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% 2024 down 2.5% 188th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% 2024 up 18.6% 31st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.8% 2024 up 11.5% 76th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.9 years 2024 down 4.3% 75th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 104.6% 2024 down 4.4% 41st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 77.8% 2024 up 0.6% 48th
Teachers in primary education, female 2.59 million 2024 up 9.0% 66th
Teachers in primary education, male 740,763 2024 up 6.3% 117th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 13.17 million 2024 up 17.0% 58th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 17.94 million 2024 up 25.4% 54th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 61.44 million 2024 down 5.9% 113th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 104.6% 2024 down 3.1% 41st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9993 GPIA 2024 up 2.6% 38th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 104.6% 2024 down 5.5% 42nd
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.9 years 2024 down 3.2% 71st
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.91 years 2024 down 5.3% 80th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9976 GPIA 2024 up 2.2% 58th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 10.28 million 2024 up 1.6% 77th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 10.63 million 2024 up 2.0% 77th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2.67 million 2024 down 8.7% 87th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 4.37 million 2024 up 10.8% 68th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 98.0% 2024 up 3.3% 39th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.01 years 2024 up 2.6% 51st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.93 years 2024 down 0.8% 36th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 101.1% 2024 down 0.5% 27th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1.23 million 2024 down 4.3% 82nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 1.45 million 2024 down 12.2% 96th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1.95 million 2024 up 8.9% 54th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 58.9% 2024 up 25.0% 66th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 102.6% 2024 up 0.2% 18th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 100.9% 2024 up 3.4% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 99.7% 2024 down 1.2% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 1.3% 7th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 95.2% 2024 up 3.3% 48th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 10th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.1 years 2024 up 0.1% 31st
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.99 years 2024 up 21.6% 60th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 1.6% 7th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.76 years 2024 down 1.6% 38th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.19 years 2024 up 2.8% 50th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.84 years 2024 up 2.4% 58th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 8th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.13 million 2024 up 9.3% 69th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.05 years 2024 up 3.9% 53rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 60.5% 2024 up 2.7% 58th
Teachers in secondary education, female 2.64 million 2024 up 13.8% 64th
Teachers in secondary education, male 1.72 million 2024 up 6.5% 87th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 49.0% 2024 up 19.2% 66th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 69.1% 2024 up 29.9% 54th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.29 GPIA 2024 up 5.2% 21st