Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 80.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 80.9% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 83.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 90th of 219 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.6% | — |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 66.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 63.6% | 63.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 65.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 78.6% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 80.9% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 80.9% 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 90th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 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