Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary was 29.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
29.5%
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
7th
of 9 groups
All-time high
29.5%
in 2019
All-time low
17.3%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 29.5% for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 29.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 23.7% | 29.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0342 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 29.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release