Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.1802 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America stood at 0.1802 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 77.0% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America peaked at 0.7832 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1802 GPIA, in 2024.
That places MDG: Latin America 197th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6612 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.6606 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.726 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7095 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7094 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7009 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6975 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6663 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6751 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6897 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7189 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7593 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7832 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1802 GPIA | -77.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6896 GPIA | 0.6606 GPIA | 0.726 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6263 GPIA | 0.1802 GPIA | 0.7832 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Latin America was 0.1802 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7832 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1802 GPIA in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 197th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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