Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.2102 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 0.2102 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 77.0% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.9123 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2102 GPIA, in 2024.
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 182nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.7065 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.7147 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6652 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7933 GPIA | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.719 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7873 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.781 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7765 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7494 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.764 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.785 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8256 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8824 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9123 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2102 GPIA | -77.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: 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 | -77.0% | 0.9123 GPIA | 0.2102 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7457 GPIA | 0.6652 GPIA | 0.7933 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7231 GPIA | 0.2102 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 179 Maldives 0.3197 GPIA compare
- 180 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.3152 GPIA compare
- 181 Grenada 0.2199 GPIA compare
- 182 Oman 0.0258 GPIA compare
- 183 Cook Islands 0 GPIA compare
- 183 Montserrat 0 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: 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 740,763 (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 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.2102 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9123 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2102 GPIA in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 182nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release