Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean is 0.2102 GPIA, measured 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.9123 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2102 GPIA, in 2024.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 181st out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Latin America & 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 | 0.7495 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.764 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.785 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8257 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8825 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 WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- 178 British Virgin Islands 0.3531 GPIA compare
- 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 WB: Latin America & 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 740,755 (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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2102 GPIA in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 181st out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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