School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, secondary was 77.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 77.4%, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 77.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1986.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 58.9% | — |
| 1987 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 62.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.1% | 58.9% | 59.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 59.2% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 65.4% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 72.4% | 77.4% | 9 |
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More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 77.4% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1986.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.