Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 94.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 94.6%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 97.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 198th 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 97.0% | — |
| 1998 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.0% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 94.9% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.6% | 96.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release