Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 36.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
36.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
8th
of 9 groups
All-time high
36.4%
in 2019
All-time low
27.1%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 36.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 36.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.1% | — |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.1% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 32.0% | 36.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Latin America and the Caribbean was 36.4% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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