Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 34.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 34.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 232.7% on the previous year and up 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 34.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2023.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 52nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.3% | — |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +232.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.0% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 10.4% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 49 Djibouti 17.6% compare
- 50 Honduras 17.1% compare
- 51 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.3% compare
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.3% compare
- 53 Uruguay 16.3% compare
- 54 Antigua and Barbuda 16.2% compare
- 55 Dominica 16.0% compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 34.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2023.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 52nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release