Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 3.06 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 3.06 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 3.16 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.534 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9627 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.534 units per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6135 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6792 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8518 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8915 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.86 units per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 1980 | 1.9 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.94 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.05 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.42 units per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1986 | 2.12 units per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1987 | 2.15 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.17 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 2.26 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.22 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.23 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.25 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.28 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.34 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.38 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 2.46 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.53 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.57 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.62 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.86 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 2.79 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.86 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.88 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.83 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.88 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.93 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.97 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.02 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.02 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.15 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.14 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.14 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.16 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.15 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.15 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.11 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.07 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.05 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9665 units per square kilometre | 0.534 units per square kilometre | 1.86 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 units per square kilometre | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 2.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 units per square kilometre | 2.57 units per square kilometre | 2.97 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1 units per square kilometre | 3 units per square kilometre | 3.16 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 units per square kilometre | 3.05 units per square kilometre | 3.08 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 32 San Marino 28.58 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 26.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Republic of Korea 26.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Puerto Rico 26.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.44 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Nepal 25.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24.89 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- 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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- 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)
- 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, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 3.06 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.534 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, 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, 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.