United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
62.6%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
76.1%
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
145th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
148th

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

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
020406080199720102024

How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 76.1% against 62.6% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 13.5%.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 145th 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 71.0% 77.2% 6.2% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 67.3% 83.8% 16.5% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 62.9% 78.9% 16.0% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 61.2% 76.6% 15.4% 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, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 76.1% against 62.6% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
13.5%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 145th 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

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release