China vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
China
82.3%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
86.5%
in 2024
China rank
164th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
166th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- China
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 86.5% against 82.3% in China, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 164th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 166th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.0% | 80.1% | 18.9% | China |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 81.9% | 11.5% | China |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 86.8% | 1.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 90.8% | 7.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 88.3% | 8.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 87.3% | 5.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, China or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean, at 86.5% against 82.3% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between China and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 4.2%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- China ranks 164th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 166th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release