Education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean

469 indicators covering education for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in secondary education, male 1.72 million 2024 up 6.5% 86th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 69.1% 2024 up 29.9% 58th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 49.0% 2024 up 19.2% 70th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.29 GPIA 2024 up 5.2% 21st
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.45 years 2024 up 25.8% 57th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.53 years 2024 up 16.5% 67th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.27 GPIA 2024 up 4.8% 27th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 15.09 years 2024 up 3.2% 54th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 96.5% 2024 down 3.4% 55th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 86.5% 2023 up 2.3% 79th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 2.05 years 2024 up 3.1% 54th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 2.05 years 2024 up 4.7% 64th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9992 GPIA 2024 down 1.5% 116th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 93.2% 2024 down 1.4% 103rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 76,670 2024 up 35.6% 86th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1.05 million 2024 up 7.8% 70th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 837,819 2024 up 13.0% 56th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 43.0% 2024 up 3.7% 101st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 1.11 million 2024 up 6.0% 52nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.76 years 2024 up 5.0% 46th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% 11th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.42 years 2024 up 1.3% 65th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 97.0% 2024 down 3.1% 45th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 96.0% 2024 down 3.6% 62nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.5% 36th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 85.2% 2024 up 8.3% 45th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 87.0% 2024 up 7.2% 54th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.96 GPIA 2024 up 1.1% 25th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 1.0% 110th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 87.9% 2023 up 1.7% 80th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 85.1% 2023 up 2.8% 85th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 95.5% 2024 up 2.0% 57th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 81.5% 2024 up 2.2% 78th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 95.6% 2024 up 2.1% 56th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 95.5% 2024 up 1.8% 57th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 3rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 83.9% 2024 up 9.2% 37th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 95.0% 2024 up 1.8% 57th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 94.7% 2024 up 1.9% 55th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 95.2% 2024 up 1.6% 58th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 98.7% 2024 up 0.5% 58th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.99 GPIA 2024 unchanged 19th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 98.5% 2024 up 0.5% 59th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 17th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 60 2023 down 51.2% 196th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 114,726 2023 up 46.7% 106th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 138 2023 down 41.5% 161st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 6,889 2023 up 459.2% 179th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 399 2023 down 29.0% 192nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 8,090 2023 up 180.5% 87th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 210,836 2023 up 59.6% 129th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 45 2023 up 650.0% 185th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 27.7% 210th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 98.9% 2024 up 0.5% 58th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 51.1% 209th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 41.4% 182nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 750.0% 210th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 78,959 2023 up 65.2% 9th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 76,199 2023 up 70.7% 9th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 467.7% 199th