Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 86.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 87.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2000.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 61st 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 54.8% | — |
| 2000 | 53.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 54.8% | 54.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 53.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 73.2% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.3% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 58 Uzbekistan 99.1% compare
- 59 Croatia 97.7% compare
- 60 Oman 96.9% compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 96.8% compare
- 62 Indonesia 96.6% compare
- 63 Belarus 95.5% compare
- 64 United States of America 95.3% compare
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, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 86.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2000.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release