Progression to secondary school, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Progression to secondary school, female was 94.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 94.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 94.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 18th out of 42 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.8% | — |
| 1971 | 68.7% | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 87.3% | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 88.5% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 91.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.2% | 61.8% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 87.3% | 92.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 92.6% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.6% | 94.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 94.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th out of 42 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).