Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
193rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.2%
in 2002
All-time low
70.4%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 85.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 92.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 1970.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70.4% | — |
| 1971 | 76.4% | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 80.7% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 82.5% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 79.7% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 79.1% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 80.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 80.0% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 83.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 84.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 85.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 86.9% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 90.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.4% | 70.4% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.4% | 79.5% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.0% | 82.3% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 89.8% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.6% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.7% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 190 Hungary 74.2% compare
- 191 Guatemala 74.2% compare
- 192 Slovakia 73.7% compare
- 193 New Caledonia 73.2% compare
- 194 Costa Rica 73.0% compare
- 195 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 72.8% compare
- 196 North Macedonia 71.5% compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 85.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 1970.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release