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 7.3% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) is 7.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 45.8% 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 15.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2024.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 118th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15.3% | — |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.6% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.3% | 11.3% | 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 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% 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 118th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release