United Kingdom vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

United Kingdom
72.8%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
85.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
195th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
195th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

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

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 85.5% against 72.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 12.7%.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 195th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 195th of 217 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 95.9% 79.1% 16.8% United Kingdom
1980s 92.1% 79.9% 12.2% United Kingdom
1990s 84.2% 86.1% 1.9% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 81.3% 91.2% 9.9% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 75.3% 87.9% 12.6% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 72.2% 86.3% 14.1% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

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, United Kingdom or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 85.5% against 72.8% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between United Kingdom and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
12.7%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do United Kingdom and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
United Kingdom ranks 195th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 195th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,351 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release