Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0895 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.0895 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2018.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1033 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 units per person, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0266 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0302 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0344 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0373 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0453 units per person | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0483 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0511 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0538 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0557 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0843 units per person | +51.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0848 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0847 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0851 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0853 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0848 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0587 units per person | -30.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0855 units per person | +45.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0859 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0865 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.087 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0876 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0883 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0893 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0905 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0919 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0935 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0954 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0967 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0985 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1006 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1024 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1021 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1033 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0986 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0997 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0993 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0981 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0962 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0962 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0964 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0958 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0955 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0941 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0961 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0948 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0932 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0925 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0913 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0895 units per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0467 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0843 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0828 units per person | 0.0587 units per person | 0.087 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0932 units per person | 0.0876 units per person | 0.1006 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0992 units per person | 0.0962 units per person | 0.1033 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0937 units per person | 0.0895 units per person | 0.0961 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 6 United States Virgin Islands 0.1191 units per person compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 0.118 units per person compare
- 8 Tajikistan 0.1171 units per person compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 0.1125 units per person compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 0.1111 units per person compare
- 11 Libya 0.1103 units per person compare
- 12 Guyana 0.1091 units per person compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0895 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1033 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 units per person in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.