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 7.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 7.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% 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 7.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.6% | — |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +26.9% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 8 Honduras 15.8% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 15.2% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.2% compare
- 11 Croatia 13.0% compare
- 12 Australia 8.2% compare
- 13 Congo 7.2% compare
- 14 Netherlands 6.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (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 7.8% 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 7.8% in 2024.
- 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 3.6% in 1999.
- 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 11th 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 up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release