Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 93.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
93.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
214th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.7%
in 1999
All-time low
93.4%
in 2024
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean recorded 93.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 96.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2024.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 214th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 96.7% | — |
| 1998 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 96.6% | 96.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.9% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.4% | 95.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 93.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release