Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 100.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America stood at 100.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America peaked at 100.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 1999.
MDG: Latin America ranks 25th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.2% | — |
| 2000 | 80.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 100.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.2% | 79.2% | 79.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 80.5% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 90.7% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 100.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 22 Norway 116.3% compare
- 23 New Zealand 114.2% compare
- 24 Guadeloupe 113.1%
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 112.1% compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 110.7% compare
- 27 Iceland 108.9% compare
- 28 Antigua and Barbuda 108.9% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America was 100.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 100.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release