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 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
4th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.8%
in 2024
All-time low
3.3%
in 1999
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America, 1997–2024

02461997201020241997: 3.3 %1998: 3.4 %1999: 3.3 %2000: 3.5 %2001: 3.6 %2002: 3.7 %2003: 4.4 %2004: 4.2 %2005: 4 %2006: 4.3 %2007: 4.4 %2008: 4.8 %2009: 4.4 %2010: 4.6 %2011: 4.7 %2012: 5.2 %2013: 5.3 %2014: 5.5 %2015: 5.8 %2016: 6 %2017: 5.8 %2018: 6.2 %2019: 6.3 %2020: 5.6 %2021: 4.6 %2022: 5.2 %2023: 6.7 %2024: 6.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America stood at 6.8%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 6.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1999.

That places MDG: Latin America 4th 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in MDG: Latin America, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 3.3%
1998 3.4% +2.4%
1999 3.3% -2.9%
2000 3.5% +7.2%
2001 3.6% +3.6%
2002 3.7% +1.0%
2003 4.4% +19.5%
2004 4.2% -3.9%
2005 4.0% -4.7%
2006 4.3% +7.0%
2007 4.4% +1.8%
2008 4.8% +8.4%
2009 4.4% -8.2%
2010 4.6% +5.5%
2011 4.7% +2.3%
2012 5.2% +10.0%
2013 5.3% +2.2%
2014 5.5% +3.6%
2015 5.8% +6.1%
2016 6.0% +3.5%
2017 5.8% -3.8%
2018 6.2% +6.6%
2019 6.3% +2.1%
2020 5.6% -10.9%
2021 4.6% -17.6%
2022 5.2% +13.0%
2023 6.7% +28.7%
2024 6.8% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.3% 3.3% 3.4% 3
2000s 4.1% 3.5% 4.8% 10
2010s 5.5% 4.6% 6.3% 10
2020s 5.8% 4.6% 6.8% 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America

  1. 1 Panama 30.2% compare
  2. 2 Suriname 28.0% compare
  3. 3 Mexico 25.7% compare
  4. 4 Cameroon 22.5% compare
  5. 5 Costa Rica 20.9% compare
  6. 6 Uruguay 20.7% compare
  7. 7 Honduras 18.6% compare

See the full ranking of 309 places →

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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 6.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1999.
How does MDG: Latin America rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
MDG: Latin America ranks 4th 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 up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
309 places, 7,367 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release