Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 98.0%, measured in 2024. 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 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.9% | — |
| 2000 | 79.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 77.9% | 77.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 79.3% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 89.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 98.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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