Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Spain: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
57.82 million
in 2024
Spain
3.71 million
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
Spain rank
31st

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Spain
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 57.82 million against 3.71 million in Spain, a difference of 54.11 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.6 times Spain's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Spain ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 18.18 million 2.94 million 15.24 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 37.51 million 4.34 million 33.18 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 43.48 million 4.33 million 39.15 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 52.92 million 3.11 million 49.81 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 58.28 million 3.31 million 54.97 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 57.62 million 3.62 million 54.00 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Spain?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 57.82 million against 3.71 million in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
54.11 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Spain ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.