Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary completion rate, total was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 100.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 1999.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.2% | — |
| 2000 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 100.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 100.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 90.5% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 95.4% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.1% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 9 Tonga 108.1% compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 108.1% compare
- 11 Albania 107.3% compare
- 12 Thailand 107.1% compare
- 13 Montenegro 106.7% compare
- 14 Cayman Islands 106.5% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 106.4% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 23.96 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 24.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 364.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 739.82 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 164.77 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 670.73 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 874.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 195.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 86.76 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 665.35 million current US$ (2023)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 96.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.