Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0883 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0883 units per person.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.1018 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0277 units per person, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0277 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0314 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0356 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0388 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0462 units per person | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0487 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0513 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0536 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0551 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0828 units per person | +50.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0832 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0831 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0835 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0838 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0839 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0583 units per person | -30.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0845 units per person | +45.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0848 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0854 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0859 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0864 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0875 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0887 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0893 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0908 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0923 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0941 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0947 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0969 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.099 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1009 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1006 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1018 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0974 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0984 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0979 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0969 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.095 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0948 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.095 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0946 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0941 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0927 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.095 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0935 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0919 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0911 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.09 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0883 units per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0471 units per person | 0.0277 units per person | 0.0828 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0816 units per person | 0.0583 units per person | 0.0859 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.092 units per person | 0.0864 units per person | 0.099 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0979 units per person | 0.0948 units per person | 0.1018 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0923 units per person | 0.0883 units per person | 0.095 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 13 Brazil 0.1083 units per person compare
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 secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0883 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1018 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0277 units per person in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 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.