Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 107.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 107.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 108.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2006.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 11th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.9% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 101.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 102.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 101.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 101.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 102.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 102.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 101.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 108.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 107.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 108.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 108.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 107.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 108.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 108.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 107.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 105.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 105.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 107.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 107.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 96.5% | 102.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.3% | 101.9% | 108.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.6% | 105.8% | 107.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 8 Mexico 125.5% compare
- 9 Algeria 122.5% compare
- 10 Denmark 119.2% compare
- 11 Mauritius 118.8% compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 117.7% compare
- 13 Luxembourg 117.6% compare
- 14 Costa Rica 115.5% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 107.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release