Education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 469 indicators covering education for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.8% 2023 up 62.1% 158th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 up 49.0% 129th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 184.8% 110th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 73.4% 9th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 67.8% 10th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 590,357 2024 down 30.5% 134th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 810,009 2024 down 25.8% 128th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 1.40 million 2024 down 27.9% 131st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 42.0% 2024 down 4.5% 178th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 84.0% 2024 up 2.0% 81st Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 79.2% 2024 up 2.4% 85th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.06 GPIA 2024 down 0.4% 20th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 450.0% 207th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 43.2% 207th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 126.81 million 2024 down 7.0% 93rd Population of compulsory school age, female 62.05 million 2024 down 7.1% 92nd Population of compulsory school age, male 64.76 million 2024 down 6.9% 93rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 37.17 million 2024 down 4.1% 82nd Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 53.2% 174th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 7.0% 2024 up 13.7% 68th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 1.14 million 2024 down 83.9% 179th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 556,829 2024 down 84.0% 180th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 579,931 2024 down 83.8% 177th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 18.53 million 2024 down 3.5% 78th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 7.3% 2024 up 16.6% 51st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 6.7% 2024 up 10.8% 76th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 18.64 million 2024 down 4.7% 88th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 61.4% 206th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 26.14 million 2024 up 2.2% 77th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 4.7% 18th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 13.39 million 2024 up 0.8% 75th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 124.4% 131st Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 12.75 million 2024 up 3.7% 83rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.1% 2023 up 347.4% 200th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 107.4% 2024 up 0.3% 16th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.6% 2023 up 36.6% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 105.5% 2024 down 0.4% 20th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 105.6% 2024 down 2.6% 15th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 109.4% 2024 up 1.2% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 1.5% 12th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.8% 2023 up 17.3% 176th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.6% 2023 up 32.2% 12th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 1.6% 2023 up 27.7% 201st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 13.90 million 2024 down 15.1% 130th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.47 years 2024 down 2.5% 22nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 106.3% 2024 down 1.5% 15th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.2% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 105.0% 2024 down 3.7% 16th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 93.4% 2024 down 1.4% 209th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 55.90 million 2024 down 5.6% 73rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 11.80 million 2024 down 14.3% 116th School age population, early childhood education, male 28.53 million 2024 down 5.7% 73rd School age population, early childhood education, female 27.37 million 2024 down 5.6% 73rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 25.70 million 2024 down 14.7% 124th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 54.0% 2024 unchanged 178th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 87.2% 2024 up 7.7% 57th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 2.88 million 2024 down 11.1% 49th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.41 years 2024 down 3.5% 29th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.54 years 2024 down 1.3% 19th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.3% 13th ← Previous Page 4 of 8 Next →