Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 85.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 85.6% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 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 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 85.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1997.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 64.4% | — |
| 1998 | 66.9% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 64.4% | 67.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 67.3% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 74.0% | 85.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 85.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1997.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.