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 83.4% 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
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 83.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% 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 85.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1999.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 89th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.3% | — |
| 2000 | 66.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 66.8% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 81.1% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.3% | 85.6% | 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 83.4% 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 85.6% 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 65.3% 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 89th 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 1.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release