Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Latin America is 82.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Latin America peaked at 84.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Latin America 73rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.7% | — |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 65.2% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 79.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 82.3% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 70 Liechtenstein 94.5% compare
- 71 Macau, China 94.2% compare
- 72 Bulgaria 94.0% compare
- 73 Greece 93.9% compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 93.8% compare
- 75 Hungary 93.8% compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 93.7% compare
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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Latin America was 82.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 73rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release