Progression to secondary school in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Progression to secondary school was 94.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 94.9% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 95.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 17th 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 48 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.9% | — |
| 1971 | 69.9% | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 78.8% | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 82.2% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 84.2% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 85.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 87.6% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 86.8% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 82.4% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 84.9% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 89.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 89.8% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.5% | 62.9% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.3% | 82.4% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 88.2% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 93.9% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.5% | 94.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 99.8% compare
- 15 Viet Nam 99.8% compare
- 16 Poland 99.8% compare
- 17 Austria 99.8% compare
- 18 Kyrgyzstan 99.8% compare
- 19 Cyprus 99.7% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 99.7% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Progression to secondary school in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 94.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for progression to secondary school?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 42 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 (%). 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).