Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America is 6.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America peaked at 14.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Latin America 140th out of 214 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.1% | — |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.2% | 14.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.4% | 9.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America was 6.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 140th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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