United States vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

United States
95.3%
in 2022
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
86.6%
in 2024
United States rank
64th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
61st

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • United States
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

United States currently reports 95.3% against 86.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 8.7%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 64th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 61st of 195 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 85.6% 54.8% 30.7% United States
2000s 89.1% 71.5% 17.6% United States
2010s 95.3% 82.0% 13.3% United States
2020s 97.6% 86.3% 11.3% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, United States or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
United States, at 95.3% against 86.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between United States and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
8.7%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do United States and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
United States ranks 64th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 61st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,164 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release