Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 92.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 92.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 96.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 96.4% | — |
| 1998 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.4% | 96.3% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.4% | 94.8% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 92.9% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.2% | 94.4% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 92.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release