Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 52.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
52.3%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
32nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
52.3%
in 2025
All-time low
25.9%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025

02040601990200720251990: 25.9 %1991: 26.3 %1992: 26.7 %1993: 27 %1994: 27.3 %1995: 27.5 %1996: 27.9 %1997: 28.5 %1998: 29.2 %1999: 30 %2000: 30.7 %2001: 31.4 %2002: 32.3 %2003: 33.4 %2004: 34.5 %2005: 35.6 %2006: 36.5 %2007: 37.5 %2008: 38.5 %2009: 39.6 %2010: 40.7 %2011: 41.7 %2012: 42.7 %2013: 43.7 %2014: 44.6 %2015: 45.2 %2016: 45.7 %2017: 46.4 %2018: 47.2 %2019: 48 %2020: 48.9 %2021: 49.7 %2022: 50.4 %2023: 50.9 %2024: 51.6 %2025: 52.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 52.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 52.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1990.

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 32nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 25.9%
1991 26.3% +1.5%
1992 26.7% +1.5%
1993 27.0% +1.1%
1994 27.3% +1.1%
1995 27.5% +0.7%
1996 27.9% +1.5%
1997 28.5% +2.2%
1998 29.2% +2.5%
1999 30.0% +2.7%
2000 30.7% +2.3%
2001 31.4% +2.3%
2002 32.3% +2.9%
2003 33.4% +3.4%
2004 34.5% +3.3%
2005 35.6% +3.2%
2006 36.5% +2.5%
2007 37.5% +2.7%
2008 38.5% +2.7%
2009 39.6% +2.9%
2010 40.7% +2.8%
2011 41.7% +2.5%
2012 42.7% +2.4%
2013 43.7% +2.3%
2014 44.6% +2.1%
2015 45.2% +1.3%
2016 45.7% +1.1%
2017 46.4% +1.5%
2018 47.2% +1.7%
2019 48.0% +1.7%
2020 48.9% +1.9%
2021 49.7% +1.6%
2022 50.4% +1.4%
2023 50.9% +1.0%
2024 51.6% +1.4%
2025 52.3% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.6% 25.9% 30.0% 10
2000s 35.0% 30.7% 39.6% 10
2010s 44.6% 40.7% 48.0% 10
2020s 50.6% 48.9% 52.3% 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 29 Luxembourg 96.1% compare
  2. 30 Türkiye 95.5% compare
  3. 31 Peru 95.4% compare
  4. 32 Belgium 95.4% compare
  5. 33 Romania 95.2% compare
  6. 34 Cyprus 94.8% compare
  7. 35 Jamaica 94.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 52.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1990.
How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release