Education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

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

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 96.5% 2024 down 3.4% 53rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 86.5% 2023 up 2.3% 73rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 2.06 years 2024 up 3.1% 48th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 2.06 years 2024 up 4.7% 58th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9992 GPIA 2024 down 1.5% 118th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 93.2% 2024 down 1.4% 109th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 76,571 2024 up 35.8% 92nd
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1.05 million 2024 up 8.0% 76th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 832,123 2024 up 13.6% 63rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 42.9% 2024 up 3.9% 108th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 1.11 million 2024 up 6.3% 59th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.75 years 2024 up 5.0% 47th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% 17th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.42 years 2024 up 1.3% 66th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 97.0% 2024 down 3.1% 41st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 96.0% 2024 down 3.6% 61st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.6% 31st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 85.2% 2024 up 8.3% 52nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 87.0% 2024 up 7.2% 60th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.96 GPIA 2024 up 2.1% 25th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 1.0% 116th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 87.9% 2023 up 1.7% 73rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 85.1% 2023 up 2.8% 79th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 95.6% 2024 up 2.0% 56th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 81.5% 2024 up 2.2% 84th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 95.6% 2024 up 2.1% 55th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 95.5% 2024 up 1.8% 56th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 3rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 83.8% 2024 up 9.3% 46th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 95.0% 2024 up 1.8% 56th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 94.7% 2024 up 1.9% 54th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 95.2% 2024 up 1.6% 57th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 98.7% 2024 up 0.5% 56th
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% 56th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 17th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 59 2023 down 52.0% 201st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 113,574 2023 up 47.1% 112th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 136 2023 down 35.5% 167th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 6,886 2023 up 459.4% 184th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 390 2023 up 12.4% 198th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 8,090 2023 up 181.5% 87th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 209,351 2023 up 60.4% 135th
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 up 14.1% 216th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 98.9% 2024 up 0.5% 56th
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 34.6% 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 78,776 2023 up 65.8% 15th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 76,020 2023 up 71.4% 15th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 467.4% 198th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.8% 2023 up 62.7% 164th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 up 49.2% 135th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 185.5% 103rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 73.9% 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 68.2% 8th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 574,970 2024 down 32.1% 142nd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 793,886 2024 down 27.1% 135th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 42.0% 2024 down 4.5% 178th