Secondary education, duration in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, duration in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 6 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Secondary education, duration in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.22 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 104.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4892 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Secondary education, duration in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, duration?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.