Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 7.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 15.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2024.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 128th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15.3% | — |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.8% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 7.2% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 128th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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