Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 3.14 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 is 3.14 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 3.22 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5922 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9901 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.5922 units per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 1972 | 0.675 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7436 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9108 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9512 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 1.16 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 1.88 units per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 1980 | 1.93 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.96 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.05 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.08 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.49 units per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1986 | 2.15 units per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1987 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.22 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.28 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2.24 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.26 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.26 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.29 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.33 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.38 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.42 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 2.49 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.56 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.61 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.67 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.91 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.94 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.89 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.94 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.99 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.02 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.07 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.22 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.18 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.15 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.14 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.14 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 0.5922 units per square kilometre | 1.88 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 units per square kilometre | 1.49 units per square kilometre | 2.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 units per square kilometre | 2.24 units per square kilometre | 2.56 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 units per square kilometre | 2.61 units per square kilometre | 3.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 units per square kilometre | 3.06 units per square kilometre | 3.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 units per square kilometre | 3.13 units per square kilometre | 3.15 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 30 Guam 29.66 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Burundi 28.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 3.14 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5922 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.