Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for was 63.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 63.7%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 73.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 90th of 150 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 73.0% | — |
| 2010 | 71.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 65.7% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.7% | 64.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and 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) 17.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 63.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 90th out of 150 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release