Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 65.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 65.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 65.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.9% | — |
| 1991 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 43.6% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.5% | 35.9% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 43.6% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 53.8% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 62.3% | 65.5% | 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 65.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release