UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: statistics and indicators

461 indicators and 12,450 data points for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million 2024 87th rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year 2024 210th volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million 2024 62nd volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year 2024 193rd volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.88 million 2024 82nd rising
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6925 % change on previous year 2024 128th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million 2024 88th rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year 2024 151st volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million 2024 83rd rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year 2024 31st volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million 2024 71st rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year 2024 149th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.04 million 2024 85th rising
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3402 % change on previous year 2024 202nd volatile
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.29 million 2024 118th rising
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.032 % change on previous year 2024 179th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.98 million 2024 116th rising
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1895 % change on previous year 2024 193rd volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.26 million 2024 118th rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.27 million 2024 82nd rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 2024 122nd rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million 2024 59th volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year 2024 211th volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.11 million 2024 63rd volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.68 % change on previous year 2024 209th volatile
Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year 2024 9th volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year 2024 73rd volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), annual growth -2.24 % change on previous year 2024 194th volatile
School age population, pre-primary education, female 13.24 million 2024 110th rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 5.20 million 2024 126th flat
School age population, pre-primary education, male 13.84 million 2024 110th rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 4.99 million 2024 127th falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 10.19 million 2024 126th falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 27.09 million 2024 110th rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 10.19 million 2024 128th falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes 58.55 million 2024 126th flat
School age population, primary education, female 28.66 million 2024 126th flat
School age population, primary education, male 29.89 million 2024 125th flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 5.20 million 2024 128th falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 4.99 million 2024 128th falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 10.38 million 2024 121st flat
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 5.08 million 2024 121st flat
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 34.49 million 2024 119th falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female 16.88 million 2024 119th falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 5.30 million 2024 121st flat
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 52.59 million 2024 110th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male 17.61 million 2024 119th flat
School age population, tertiary education, female 25.83 million 2024 109th rising
School age population, tertiary education, male 26.76 million 2024 110th rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 64.35 million 2024 119th flat
School age population, secondary education, female 31.51 million 2024 119th flat
School age population, secondary education, male 32.84 million 2024 119th flat
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.86 million 2024 116th flat
School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.23 million 2024 116th flat
School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.63 million 2024 117th flat
Enrolment in primary education, male 31.29 million 2024 118th rising
Enrolment in primary education, female 29.98 million 2024 116th rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 63.04 million 2024 85th rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% 2024 159th rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.30 million 2024 87th rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.88 million 2024 82nd rising
Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.26 million 2024 88th rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% 2024 63rd falling
Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.78 million 2024 83rd rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.3% 2024 140th rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 30.95 million 2024 62nd volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% 2024 186th rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% 2024 36th falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.7% 2024 82nd falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.9 years 2024 74th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 104.6% 2024 40th falling
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 77.7% 2024 53rd flat
Teachers in primary education, female 2.56 million 2024 71st rising
Teachers in primary education, male 736,275 2024 122nd rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 13.11 million 2024 63rd volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 17.84 million 2024 59th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 61.26 million 2024 118th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 104.6% 2024 40th falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9992 GPIA 2024 44th flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 104.7% 2024 41st falling
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.9 years 2024 70th rising
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.91 years 2024 78th rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9976 GPIA 2024 63rd flat
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 10.27 million 2024 82nd rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 10.61 million 2024 82nd rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2.65 million 2024 93rd falling
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 4.33 million 2024 75th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 98.0% 2024 44th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.01 years 2024 56th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.93 years 2024 42nd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 101.1% 2024 25th flat
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1.19 million 2024 88th falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 1.46 million 2024 94th falling
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1.94 million 2024 59th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 58.8% 2024 71st rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 102.6% 2024 22nd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 100.9% 2024 32nd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 99.7% 2024 33rd flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 7th flat
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 95.2% 2024 54th rising

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