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

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 34.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
34.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
32nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
34.6%
in 2025
All-time low
15.6%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

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

01020301990200720251990: 15.6 %1991: 15.8 %1992: 16 %1993: 16.2 %1994: 16.4 %1995: 16.7 %1996: 16.8 %1997: 17.1 %1998: 17.5 %1999: 18 %2000: 18.4 %2001: 18.9 %2002: 19.5 %2003: 20.2 %2004: 20.9 %2005: 21.7 %2006: 22.6 %2007: 23.5 %2008: 24.3 %2009: 25.2 %2010: 26 %2011: 26.8 %2012: 27.5 %2013: 28.2 %2014: 28.7 %2015: 29.3 %2016: 29.8 %2017: 30.3 %2018: 30.8 %2019: 31.2 %2020: 31.7 %2021: 32.3 %2022: 32.8 %2023: 33.4 %2024: 33.9 %2025: 34.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 34.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 34.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1990.

That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 15.6%
1991 15.8% +1.3%
1992 16.0% +1.3%
1993 16.2% +1.2%
1994 16.4% +1.2%
1995 16.7% +1.8%
1996 16.8% +0.6%
1997 17.1% +1.8%
1998 17.5% +2.3%
1999 18.0% +2.9%
2000 18.4% +2.2%
2001 18.9% +2.7%
2002 19.5% +3.2%
2003 20.2% +3.6%
2004 20.9% +3.5%
2005 21.7% +3.8%
2006 22.6% +4.1%
2007 23.5% +4.0%
2008 24.3% +3.4%
2009 25.2% +3.7%
2010 26.0% +3.2%
2011 26.8% +3.1%
2012 27.5% +2.6%
2013 28.2% +2.5%
2014 28.7% +1.8%
2015 29.3% +2.1%
2016 29.8% +1.7%
2017 30.3% +1.7%
2018 30.8% +1.7%
2019 31.2% +1.3%
2020 31.7% +1.6%
2021 32.3% +1.9%
2022 32.8% +1.5%
2023 33.4% +1.8%
2024 33.9% +1.5%
2025 34.6% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.6% 15.6% 18.0% 10
2000s 21.5% 18.4% 25.2% 10
2010s 28.9% 26.0% 31.2% 10
2020s 33.1% 31.7% 34.6% 6

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

  1. 29 Italy 81.3% compare
  2. 30 Norway 79.5% compare
  3. 31 Ecuador 79.2% compare
  4. 32 Costa Rica 78.7% compare
  5. 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 78.5% compare
  6. 34 Sweden 77.6% compare
  7. 35 Colombia 77.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 34.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1990.
How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
133 places, 2,467 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release