Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 97.8% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 98.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 1999.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 48th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.8% | — |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 80.0% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 89.6% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.9% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 45 Barbados 104.4% compare
- 46 Canada 104.3% compare
- 47 Brazil 104.1% compare
- 48 South Africa 104.1% compare
- 49 Montserrat 103.9% compare
- 50 France 103.8% compare
- 51 Martinique 103.1%
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, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release