Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 84.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 85.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 80th 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.6% | — |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.6% | 65.6% | 65.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 67.2% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 81.5% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 83.9% | 85.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 84.0% 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 80th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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.
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February 2026 Data Release