Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper 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, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 87.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 87.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2000.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 59th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.3% | — |
| 2000 | 54.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 54.6% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 73.6% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 85.6% | 87.5% | 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, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release