School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 27.28 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
27.28 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.99 million
in 2015
All-time low
27.25 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 27.28 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 28.99 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.25 million, in 2023.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 128th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.30 million | — |
| 2000 | 27.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 27.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 28.03 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 28.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 28.57 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 28.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.96 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 28.99 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.84 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 28.80 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.99 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.82 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.45 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.00 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 27.55 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 27.51 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 27.29 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 27.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.25 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.28 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.30 million | 27.30 million | 27.30 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.13 million | 27.40 million | 28.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.63 million | 27.55 million | 28.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.32 million | 27.25 million | 27.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 125 Mongolia 184,541 compare
- 126 Kuwait 179,748 compare
- 127 Hong Kong, China 155,900 compare
- 128 Croatia 155,341 compare
- 129 Georgia 151,199 compare
- 130 Costa Rica 149,763 compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 149,543 compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 27.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.99 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.25 million in 2023.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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