Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 85.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean is 85.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 85.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 1997.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 64.6% | — |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 64.6% | 67.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 67.7% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 74.2% | 85.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 8 Netherlands 135.8% compare
- 9 Estonia 131.1% compare
- 10 Iceland 131.1% compare
- 11 New Zealand 131.0% compare
- 12 Spain 129.9% compare
- 13 Norway 129.6% compare
- 14 Liechtenstein 127.7% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 85.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 1997.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & 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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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.