Lower secondary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean is 81.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 83.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1999.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th of 45 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.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.7% | — |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 78.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 65.2% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 78.9% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.5% | 83.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Latin America & Caribbean was 81.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.