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 84.8% 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 84.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Latin America peaked at 86.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Latin America 76th 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 | 65.7% | — |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 65.7% | 65.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 67.2% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 81.9% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.7% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
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 84.8% 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 86.9% 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 65.7% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 76th 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 2.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release