School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School enrollment, secondary was 77.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean, 1986–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 77.5% for school enrollment, secondary 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 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 77.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1986.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th of 41 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, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 59.3% | — |
| 1987 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 64.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.5% | 59.3% | 59.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 59.6% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 65.7% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 72.6% | 77.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & Caribbean was 77.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1986.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.