Education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

461 indicators covering education for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.88 million 2024 up 2.0% 82nd
Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.26 million 2024 down 1.4% 88th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% 2024 up 14.5% 63rd
Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.78 million 2024 down 1.7% 83rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.3% 2024 down 1.4% 140th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 30.95 million 2024 up 22.2% 62nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% 2024 down 2.5% 186th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% 2024 up 18.0% 36th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.7% 2024 up 10.9% 82nd
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.9 years 2024 down 4.2% 74th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 104.6% 2024 down 4.4% 40th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 77.7% 2024 up 0.5% 53rd
Teachers in primary education, female 2.56 million 2024 up 8.6% 71st
Teachers in primary education, male 736,275 2024 up 6.2% 122nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 13.11 million 2024 up 17.5% 63rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 17.84 million 2024 up 26.0% 59th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 61.26 million 2024 down 5.7% 118th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 104.6% 2024 down 3.1% 40th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9992 GPIA 2024 up 2.5% 44th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 104.7% 2024 down 5.5% 41st
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.9 years 2024 down 3.2% 70th
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.91 years 2024 down 5.3% 78th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9976 GPIA 2024 up 2.2% 63rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 10.27 million 2024 up 1.7% 82nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 10.61 million 2024 up 2.2% 82nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2.65 million 2024 down 9.3% 93rd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 4.33 million 2024 up 10.3% 75th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 98.0% 2024 up 3.3% 44th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.01 years 2024 up 2.5% 56th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.93 years 2024 down 0.8% 42nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 101.1% 2024 down 0.5% 25th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1.19 million 2024 down 7.1% 88th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 1.46 million 2024 down 11.0% 94th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1.94 million 2024 up 9.3% 59th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 58.8% 2024 up 25.5% 71st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 102.6% 2024 up 0.2% 22nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 100.9% 2024 up 3.3% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 99.7% 2024 down 1.2% 33rd
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 3.2% 54th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 8th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.1 years 2024 up 0.0% 37th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.98 years 2024 up 22.1% 65th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 1.6% 6th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.76 years 2024 down 1.6% 44th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.19 years 2024 up 2.7% 55th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.84 years 2024 up 2.4% 63rd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 7th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.13 million 2024 up 9.5% 74th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.06 years 2024 up 3.9% 52nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 60.4% 2024 up 2.6% 64th
Teachers in secondary education, female 2.62 million 2024 up 13.2% 69th
Teachers in secondary education, male 1.71 million 2024 up 6.2% 92nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 49.0% 2024 up 19.7% 72nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 69.1% 2024 up 30.4% 59th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.29 GPIA 2024 up 5.2% 27th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.45 years 2024 up 26.2% 58th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.27 GPIA 2024 up 4.8% 33rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.53 years 2024 up 16.9% 68th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 15.09 years 2024 up 3.2% 55th