School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 29.61 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
29.61 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
31.38 million
in 2012
All-time low
29.52 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 29.61 million.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 31.38 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.52 million, in 1999.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.52 million | — |
| 2000 | 29.63 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 29.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 30.00 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 30.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.45 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 30.68 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 30.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 31.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 31.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.23 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.16 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.79 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 30.32 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 29.83 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.77 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 29.57 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.58 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 29.61 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.52 million | 29.52 million | 29.52 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.51 million | 29.63 million | 31.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.99 million | 29.83 million | 31.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.62 million | 29.56 million | 29.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 254,925 compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 230,550 compare
- 117 Panama 222,196 compare
- 118 Slovakia 217,064 compare
- 119 Belarus 214,881 compare
- 120 New Zealand 211,180 compare
- 121 Denmark 210,016 compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 29.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.38 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.52 million in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release