Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Primary completion rate, total was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean is 96.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 99.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 1999.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.9% | — |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 90.3% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 95.3% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More aid effectiveness data for Latin America & Caribbean
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean was 96.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.