Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 31.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 31.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 40.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2024.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 11th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.1% | — |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 36.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 32.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 31.0% | 36.7% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2812 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 560,020 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0589 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 31.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 11th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release