Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 7.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.0% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 15.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 119th 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 15 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.0% | — |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.3% | 11.2% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 7.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 119th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release