Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 34.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 34.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 234.2% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2023.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 53rd of 214 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.2% | — |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +234.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +234.2% | 10.4% | 34.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.0% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 10.4% | 34.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 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
- 56 Micronesia, Federated States of 15.2% compare
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the 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) 17.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 34.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2023.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 53rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release