Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.5%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.4%
in 2002
All-time low
72.6%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 86.5%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 92.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.6% | — |
| 1971 | 77.9% | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 82.2% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 82.1% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 82.1% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 84.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 86.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.8% | 72.6% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 80.9% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 83.4% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 90.2% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 87.3% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.5% | 88.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 156 Lebanon 84.2% compare
- 157 Iran, Islamic Republic of 83.8% compare
- 158 French Polynesia 83.3% compare
- 159 Burundi 83.3% compare
- 160 Malta 83.2% compare
- 161 New Zealand 83.1% compare
- 162 Greece 82.5% compare
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 secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 86.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release