Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 22.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 22.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 113.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2023.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 96th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 113.8% | — |
| 2000 | 43.4% | -61.8% |
| 2001 | 37.4% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +37.4% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113.8% | 113.8% | 113.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 36.0% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 26.3% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 17.7% | 24.5% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2812 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 560,020 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0589 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 22.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 113.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 96th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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