Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary completion rate, total was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 96.6% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 1999.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.8% | — |
| 2000 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 90.2% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 95.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.4% | 96.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More aid effectiveness data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 21.24 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 26.34 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 310.25 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 531.58 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 151.78 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.34 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 728.65 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 108.73 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 129.49 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 643.12 million current US$ (2022)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Primary completion rate, total in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 96.6% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.