Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 9.8%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 18.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 111th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.0% | — |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 9.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 111th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release