What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.

What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.

How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for secondary education, duration?

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.

Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?

The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Secondary education, duration in Latin America & Caribbean

Name: Secondary education, duration in Latin America & Caribbean
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Latin America & Caribbean: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

6 years

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

10th

of 44 groups

All-time high

6 years

in 1970

All-time low

6 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2025

Secondary education, duration in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2025

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2025, secondary education, duration in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.

That places Latin America & Caribbean 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Secondary education, duration in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, duration (years) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970 to 2025.
Year	years	Change
1970	6 years	—
1971	6 years	+0.0%
1972	6 years	+0.0%
1973	6 years	+0.0%
1974	6 years	+0.0%
1975	6 years	+0.0%
1976	6 years	+0.0%
1977	6 years	+0.0%
1978	6 years	+0.0%
1979	6 years	+0.0%
1980	6 years	+0.0%
1981	6 years	+0.0%
1982	6 years	+0.0%
1983	6 years	+0.0%
1984	6 years	+0.0%
1985	6 years	+0.0%
1986	6 years	+0.0%
1987	6 years	+0.0%
1988	6 years	+0.0%
1989	6 years	+0.0%
1990	6 years	+0.0%
1991	6 years	+0.0%
1992	6 years	+0.0%
1993	6 years	+0.0%
1994	6 years	+0.0%
1995	6 years	+0.0%
1996	6 years	+0.0%
1997	6 years	+0.0%
1998	6 years	+0.0%
1999	6 years	+0.0%
2000	6 years	+0.0%
2001	6 years	+0.0%
2002	6 years	+0.0%
2003	6 years	+0.0%
2004	6 years	+0.0%
2005	6 years	+0.0%
2006	6 years	+0.0%
2007	6 years	+0.0%
2008	6 years	+0.0%
2009	6 years	+0.0%
2010	6 years	+0.0%
2011	6 years	+0.0%
2012	6 years	+0.0%
2013	6 years	+0.0%
2014	6 years	+0.0%
2015	6 years	+0.0%
2016	6 years	+0.0%
2017	6 years	+0.0%
2018	6 years	+0.0%
2019	6 years	+0.0%
2020	6 years	+0.0%
2021	6 years	+0.0%
2022	6 years	+0.0%
2023	6 years	+0.0%
2024	6 years	+0.0%
2025	6 years	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
1980s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
1990s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2000s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2010s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2020s	6 years	6 years	6 years	6

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 3.34 million (2024)
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person (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, total, per capita 0.4876 units per person (2025)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, duration in Latin America & Caribbean?: Secondary education, duration in Latin America & Caribbean was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for secondary education, duration?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?: The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Secondary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 255 places, 13,986 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.