China vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
China
61.7%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
76.1%
in 2024
China rank
148th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
148th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- China
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 76.1% against 61.7% in China, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 148th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 148th of 190 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 81.0% | 37.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 83.1% | 26.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 78.9% | 21.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 76.5% | 16.0% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in, China or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 76.1% against 61.7% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between China and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 14.4%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do China and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 148th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 148th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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