Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre was 2.85 units per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 2.85 units per square kilometre for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in 2018.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2.92 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3734 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3734 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.4337 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5066 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5636 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7018 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7657 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8295 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8933 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9464 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1980 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.54 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.58 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.62 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.65 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1986 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1987 | 1.78 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.82 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.87 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.92 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.09 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.24 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.32 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.39 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.48 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.57 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.66 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.69 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.76 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.67 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.73 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.75 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.75 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.73 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.76 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.82 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.83 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.92 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.91 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.89 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.89 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.88 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.85 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7482 units per square kilometre | 0.3734 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 units per square kilometre | 1.16 units per square kilometre | 1.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 units per square kilometre | 1.92 units per square kilometre | 2.57 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 units per square kilometre | 2.66 units per square kilometre | 2.8 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 units per square kilometre | 2.82 units per square kilometre | 2.92 units per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 21 Lebanon 33.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Netherlands 30.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Israel 30.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Guam 30 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Marshall Islands 29.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 28.49 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Philippines 28.32 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- 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, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.85 units per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3734 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.