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Education in Latin America & Caribbean: how the countries rank

School enrolment, completion, literacy and public spending on education. 12 indicators for the 42 economies of Latin America & Caribbean, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Pre-primary enrolment75.6%group, 2020 · world 60.9%Primary enrolment104.6%group, 2024 · world 102.2%Primary completion96.5%group, 2024 · world 88.0%Secondary enrolment98.0%group, 2024 · world 77.3%Lower secondary completion81.5%group, 2024 · world 77.9%Tertiary enrolment58.9%group, 2024 · world 43.6%Out-of-school children6.8%median countryAdult literacy94.9%group, 2024 · world 87.7%
Pre-primary enrolment
Latin America & CaribbeanWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
0%25%50%75%100%199520002005201020152020Latin America & Caribbean75.6%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
Primary enrolment
Latin America & CaribbeanWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
80%90%100%110%120%199520002005201020152020Latin America & Caribbean104.6%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
countries

All 42 economies, education

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its education profile.

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CountryPre-primary enrolmentPrimary enrolmentPrimary completionSecondary enrolmentLower secondary completionTertiary enrolmentOut-of-school childrenAdult literacy
Grenada130.8%#1 · 2020110.6%#8 · 202497.5%#13 · 2024100.7%#16 · 202489.5%#13 · 2024100.0%#3 · 20184.9%#21 · 2024—
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines113.8%#2 · 2020111.4%#7 · 2024109.0%#4 · 2024124.9%#2 · 2024109.9%#3 · 202441.5%#17 · 2022——
Cuba99.6%#3 · 202198.1%#21 · 202491.1%#20 · 202491.7%#20 · 202489.2%#14 · 202443.1%#16 · 20244.7%#24 · 202497.7%#4 · 2019
Uruguay97.1%#4 · 2020104.5%#13 · 2023101.2%#9 · 2023119.1%#6 · 202377.9%#25 · 202380.0%#5 · 20230.0%#35 · 202398.9%#2 · 2024
Peru96.4%#5 · 2021112.8%#5 · 2024—108.3%#8 · 2024—71.2%#7 · 2017—93.7%#16 · 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands96.2%#6 · 2021125.1%#2 · 2024132.4%#1 · 2024119.7%#5 · 2024116.6%#2 · 202425.3%#24 · 20230.1%#34 · 2024—
Costa Rica95.2%#7 · 2021104.8%#12 · 2024106.4%#6 · 2024121.8%#4 · 202461.4%#29 · 202455.0%#12 · 20194.5%#25 · 202497.4%#5 · 2011
Curaçao94.0%#8 · 202079.3%#37 · 2024—89.9%#23 · 2024——27.9%#1 · 2024—
Saint Kitts and Nevis93.7%#9 · 2021121.1%#3 · 2023124.3%#2 · 2023137.5%#1 · 2023119.7%#1 · 202393.9%#4 · 2015——
Cayman Islands89.3%#10 · 201895.7%#29 · 2024106.5%#5 · 202484.8%#26 · 202497.3%#8 · 2024—5.2%#20 · 202498.9%#3 · 2017
British Virgin Islands87.9%#11 · 202172.8%#39 · 202446.4%#33 · 202475.6%#33 · 202474.8%#27 · 202429.6%#20 · 202427.0%#2 · 2024—
Brazil85.9%#12 · 2020104.3%#14 · 2024—104.1%#12 · 2024—69.7%#8 · 20242.2%#28 · 202494.7%#14 · 2024
Colombia85.9%#13 · 2020104.8%#11 · 202297.1%#15 · 2022101.6%#15 · 202283.0%#20 · 202259.3%#10 · 20227.3%#15 · 202295.3%#12 · 2024
Chile84.5%#14 · 202099.5%#19 · 202499.1%#11 · 2024105.6%#9 · 2024102.3%#6 · 2024110.2%#1 · 20242.1%#29 · 202496.4%#9 · 2017
Bolivia78.5%#15 · 202093.7%#30 · 202491.0%#22 · 202490.5%#22 · 202488.5%#15 · 2024—9.3%#11 · 202496.7%#8 · 2024
Suriname78.2%#16 · 202191.9%#32 · 202475.2%#31 · 202176.1%#32 · 202342.3%#31 · 20212.6%#31 · 202416.2%#6 · 202492.9%#18 · 2012
Saint Lucia78.0%#17 · 202096.8%#27 · 202497.4%#14 · 202487.9%#24 · 202483.0%#19 · 202415.0%#28 · 20237.0%#17 · 2024—
Argentina76.2%#18 · 2020102.5%#15 · 202398.9%#12 · 2023105.6%#10 · 202395.0%#10 · 2023107.8%#2 · 20230.7%#31 · 202399.1%#1 · 2020
Barbados75.1%#19 · 202183.9%#36 · 202485.3%#26 · 2024104.4%#11 · 202497.3%#7 · 202450.8%#14 · 202517.6%#5 · 2024—
Mexico70.6%#20 · 2020102.3%#16 · 2024102.3%#8 · 2024103.1%#13 · 202486.6%#16 · 202448.2%#15 · 20240.4%#33 · 202495.6%#11 · 2024
Antigua and Barbuda70.3%#21 · 2018112.3%#6 · 2023123.4%#3 · 2022108.9%#7 · 2023106.0%#5 · 2022—1.7%#30 · 2023—
Venezuela69.5%#22 · 2017113.7%#4 · 2024103.0%#7 · 202497.8%#17 · 202483.2%#18 · 2024—0.6%#32 · 202397.2%#6 · 2017
Nicaragua69.0%#23 · 2020109.5%#9 · 202381.7%#30 · 202270.2%#34 · 2023—30.4%#19 · 20236.7%#19 · 202387.3%#23 · 2014
Dominica66.0%#24 · 202197.7%#22 · 202591.1%#21 · 2025102.6%#14 · 202390.4%#12 · 2023—4.0%#27 · 2023—
Trinidad and Tobago64.5%#25 · 202198.3%#20 · 202491.6%#19 · 202395.7%#18 · 202497.1%#9 · 202423.8%#26 · 20247.2%#16 · 2024—
Ecuador55.3%#26 · 202197.2%#25 · 2023100.2%#10 · 202392.8%#19 · 202390.5%#11 · 202367.9%#9 · 20234.7%#23 · 202393.5%#17 · 2024
Paraguay51.1%#27 · 202089.4%#34 · 202488.7%#24 · 202479.1%#30 · 202475.5%#26 · 2024—13.3%#8 · 202494.9%#13 · 2024
Guatemala49.8%#28 · 2021101.5%#18 · 202486.5%#25 · 202449.6%#37 · 202449.3%#30 · 202427.3%#21 · 20238.4%#13 · 202482.1%#25 · 2024
Bahamas39.7%#29 · 201992.9%#31 · 2024—79.5%#29 · 2024——15.9%#7 · 2024—
Belize34.2%#30 · 202196.5%#28 · 202494.2%#17 · 202486.5%#25 · 202479.1%#23 · 202424.8%#25 · 202410.7%#10 · 202487.9%#22 · 2022
Honduras33.8%#31 · 202179.0%#38 · 202472.0%#32 · 202451.8%#36 · 202436.6%#32 · 202423.3%#27 · 202426.6%#3 · 202488.2%#21 · 2024
Dominican Republic33.4%#32 · 2021101.9%#17 · 202490.0%#23 · 202476.4%#31 · 202479.7%#22 · 202457.7%#11 · 20244.9%#22 · 202494.0%#15 · 2024
Panama27.0%#33 · 202096.9%#26 · 202496.2%#16 · 2024—78.8%#24 · 202453.7%#13 · 20237.7%#14 · 202496.2%#10 · 2024
Aruba—107.7%#10 · 202493.8%#18 · 2022124.4%#3 · 2024107.2%#4 · 202214.1%#29 · 2024—96.8%#7 · 2010
El Salvador—89.9%#33 · 202482.6%#29 · 202462.1%#35 · 202472.7%#28 · 202432.8%#18 · 20248.7%#12 · 202489.8%#20 · 2024
Guyana—97.6%#23 · 2024—91.4%#21 · 2024—26.4%#22 · 202418.0%#4 · 202385.6%#24 · 2020
Haiti———————68.0%#26 · 2017
Jamaica—97.3%#24 · 202483.6%#27 · 202484.5%#27 · 202485.6%#17 · 202426.2%#23 · 20154.3%#26 · 2024—
Puerto Rico—87.9%#35 · 202483.1%#28 · 202481.5%#28 · 202480.3%#21 · 202377.9%#6 · 202313.3%#9 · 202492.4%#19 · 2017
Sint Maarten—135.1%#1 · 2023———7.7%#30 · 20236.8%#18 · 2023—
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Pre-primary enrolment33 countries
  1. 1Grenada130.8%2020
  2. 2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines113.8%2020
  3. 3Cuba99.6%2021
Lowest
  1. 33Panama27.0%2020
  2. 32Dominican Republic33.4%2021
  3. 31Honduras33.8%2021
Median country 78.0% · group 75.6%
Primary enrolment39 countries
  1. 1Sint Maarten135.1%2023
  2. 2Turks and Caicos Islands125.1%2024
  3. 3Saint Kitts and Nevis121.1%2023
Lowest
  1. 39British Virgin Islands72.8%2024
  2. 38Honduras79.0%2024
  3. 37Curaçao79.3%2024
Median country 98.3% · group 104.6%
Primary completion33 countries
  1. 1Turks and Caicos Islands132.4%2024
  2. 2Saint Kitts and Nevis124.3%2023
  3. 3Antigua and Barbuda123.4%2022
Lowest
  1. 33British Virgin Islands46.4%2024
  2. 32Honduras72.0%2024
  3. 31Suriname75.2%2021
Median country 94.2% · group 96.5%
Secondary enrolment37 countries
  1. 1Saint Kitts and Nevis137.5%2023
  2. 2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines124.9%2024
  3. 3Aruba124.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 37Guatemala49.6%2024
  2. 36Honduras51.8%2024
  3. 35El Salvador62.1%2024
Median country 92.8% · group 98.0%
Lower secondary completion32 countries
  1. 1Saint Kitts and Nevis119.7%2023
  2. 2Turks and Caicos Islands116.6%2024
  3. 3Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 32Honduras36.6%2024
  2. 31Suriname42.3%2021
  3. 30Guatemala49.3%2024
Median country 86.1% · group 81.5%
Tertiary enrolment31 countries
  1. 1Chile110.2%2024
  2. 2Argentina107.8%2023
  3. 3Grenada100.0%2018
Lowest
  1. 31Suriname2.6%2024
  2. 30Sint Maarten7.7%2023
  3. 29Aruba14.1%2024
Median country 43.1% · group 58.9%
Out-of-school children35 countries
  1. 1Curaçao27.9%2024
  2. 2British Virgin Islands27.0%2024
  3. 3Honduras26.6%2024
Lowest
  1. 35Uruguay0.0%2023
  2. 34Turks and Caicos Islands0.1%2024
  3. 33Mexico0.4%2024
Median country 6.8%
Adult literacy26 countries
  1. 1Argentina99.1%2020
  2. 2Uruguay98.9%2024
  3. 3Cayman Islands98.9%2017
Lowest
  1. 26Haiti68.0%2017
  2. 25Guatemala82.1%2024
  3. 24Guyana85.6%2020
Median country 94.8% · group 94.9%
Youth literacy31 countries
  1. 1Barbados100.0%2012
  2. 2Saint Lucia100.0%2012
  3. 3Turks and Caicos Islands99.9%2020
Lowest
  1. 31Costa Rica80.5%2018
  2. 30Haiti88.9%2017
  3. 29Trinidad and Tobago92.0%2022
Median country 98.9% · group 98.7%
Pupils per teacher30 countries
  1. 1El Salvador26.92018
  2. 2Mexico26.62017
  3. 3Honduras25.62017
Lowest
  1. 30Cuba9.22018
  2. 29Uruguay11.02017
  3. 28British Virgin Islands11.62017
Median country 17.5 · group 21.3
Education spending38 countries
  1. 1Cuba8.4%2022
  2. 2Bolivia7.5%2024
  3. 3Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6.5%2023
Lowest
  1. 38Haiti1.0%2023
  2. 37Cayman Islands1.6%2023
  3. 36Panama2.5%2023
Median country 3.9% · group 3.8%
Education, % of budget37 countries
  1. 1Sint Maarten23.0%2023
  2. 2Dominican Republic20.9%2025
  3. 3Costa Rica20.4%2023
Lowest
  1. 37Dominica5.8%2025
  2. 36Antigua and Barbuda5.9%2025
  3. 35Guyana7.2%2025
Median country 13.6% · group 16.6%
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