Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0929 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.0929 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1072 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0371 units per person, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0686 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0371 units per person | -45.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0416 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.045 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.055 units per person | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0562 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0626 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0661 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.068 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1069 units per person | +57.3% |
| 1980 | 0.107 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1065 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1066 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1066 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1057 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0714 units per person | -32.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1045 units per person | +46.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1039 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1027 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1018 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.103 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0983 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0974 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0963 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0954 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0953 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0959 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0961 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0978 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0988 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0991 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0995 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1072 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.103 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1044 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1038 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1008 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1014 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1018 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.102 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1021 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1016 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1006 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1038 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1025 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1012 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.101 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0998 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0988 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0971 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0955 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0945 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0933 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.093 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0929 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0607 units per person | 0.0371 units per person | 0.1069 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1017 units per person | 0.0714 units per person | 0.107 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0974 units per person | 0.0953 units per person | 0.103 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1023 units per person | 0.0991 units per person | 0.1072 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1008 units per person | 0.0971 units per person | 0.1038 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0938 units per person | 0.0929 units per person | 0.0955 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 6 Naoero 0.138 units per person compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.1374 units per person compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 0.1338 units per person compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 0.1334 units per person compare
- 10 Algeria 0.1297 units per person compare
- 11 Samoa 0.1276 units per person compare
- 12 Kiribati 0.1252 units per person compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (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, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0929 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1072 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0371 units per person in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.