School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, secondary was 77.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1986–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 77.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 77.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1986.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 58.7% | — |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 58.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 62.3% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.9% | 58.7% | 59.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 59.2% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 65.2% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 72.3% | 77.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 77.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1986.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.