Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.8%
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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 86.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 92.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 1970.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 157th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.6% | — |
| 1971 | 78.1% | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 82.3% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 81.3% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.9% | 72.6% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.1% | 81.4% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 83.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.4% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.4% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.7% | 88.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 154 French Guiana 84.8% compare
- 155 El Salvador 84.6% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 86.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 1970.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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