Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 79.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 79.2% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 82.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 1999.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 85th 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.8% | — |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 63.2% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 76.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.2% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 79.2% 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 1999.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 85th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release