Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 94.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 94.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 97.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Latin America 209th 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 97.1% | — |
| 1998 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 95.9% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.8% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.4% | 96.5% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release