Education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

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

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 7.8% 2024 up 29.2% 11th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 94.6% 2024 down 0.8% 198th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 88.5% 2024 up 2.7% 61st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 92.2% 2024 down 1.9% 211th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 76.8% 2024 down 2.2% 135th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 6.6% 2024 up 23.8% 16th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 23.2% 2024 up 8.1% 87th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 76.6% 2024 down 1.4% 118th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 77.0% 2024 down 3.0% 144th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 23.4% 2024 up 4.8% 104th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 23.0% 2024 up 11.4% 78th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 2.26 million 2024 up 5.6% 75th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 977,558 2024 down 5.7% 65th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 16,669 2023 up 203.2% 91st
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 2.06 million 2024 up 16.0% 71st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 1.89 million 2024 down 13.7% 37th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 1.47 million 2024 up 8.2% 71st
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 64.8% 2024 up 2.4% 52nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 796,665 2024 up 1.2% 98th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 55.6% 2024 up 3.8% 72nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 1.15 million 2024 up 20.4% 68th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 916,502 2024 up 10.9% 90th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 92.6% 2024 up 4.6% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 84.6% 2024 up 0.9% 72nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 77 2023 up 250.0% 188th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 236,664 2023 up 57.4% 106th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 8,894 2023 up 467.9% 184th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 451,399 2023 up 70.8% 121st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 210.2% 108th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 251,364 2024 up 39.1% 95th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 131,781 2024 up 43.5% 81st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 119,583 2024 up 34.5% 100th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 275.0% 211th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 481.8% 203rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 61.0% 124th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.9% 2023 up 74.8% 132nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 117 2023 down 39.7% 202nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 2.81 million 2024 down 11.8% 77th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 1.50 million 2024 down 16.7% 71st
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 26,597 2024 down 98.2% 193rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 1.31 million 2024 down 5.4% 83rd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 15,846 2024 down 98.0% 191st
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 10,751 2024 down 98.3% 193rd
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 319,476 2023 up 96.7% 95th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 38.9% 214th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 1.0% 2023 up 50.4% 167th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 181,174 2023 up 82.4% 15th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 185,286 2023 up 78.0% 15th
School age population, early childhood educational development 14.05 million 2024 down 6.8% 66th
School age population, early childhood educational development 14.62 million 2024 down 6.9% 67th
School age population, early childhood educational development 28.67 million 2024 down 6.9% 67th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 86.6% 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 up 82.2% 6th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 72.0% 2024 up 5.1% 28th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 166.7% 207th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 72.3% 2024 up 4.6% 26th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 71.8% 2024 up 5.7% 27th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 1.1% 93rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 131.8% 137th