Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1999.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 38th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.0% | — |
| 2000 | 79.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +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 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 79.4% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 89.2% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 98.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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