Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 84.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 84.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 84.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1990.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.4% | — |
| 1991 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 57.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 58.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 59.9% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 61.3% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 62.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.7% | 54.4% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 63.9% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 73.9% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 81.4% | 84.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0342 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 84.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release