Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 89.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America stood at 89.4%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America peaked at 89.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2000.
That places MDG: Latin America 49th 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, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.0% | — |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 55.1% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 74.8% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 87.5% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
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, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Latin America was 89.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2000.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release