Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 9.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 18.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2024.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 107th 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 14 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18.2% | — |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.2% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 9.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 107th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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