Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 107.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 107.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 109.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2006.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 9th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.6% | — |
| 2000 | 101.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 102.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 104.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 100.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 101.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 102.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 103.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 103.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 102.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 108.8% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 107.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 108.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 109.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 108.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 109.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 109.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 107.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 106.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 105.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 107.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 107.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.9% | 97.0% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.1% | 102.6% | 109.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.8% | 105.8% | 107.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 6 Netherlands 130.5% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 129.2% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 107.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 109.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2006.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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