Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.3%
in 2002
All-time low
71.5%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 85.8%.
The figure is 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 92.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 1970.
That places MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 188th 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.5% | — |
| 1971 | 77.6% | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 81.4% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 83.1% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 80.4% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 79.8% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 80.4% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 81.3% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 87.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 90.8% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.2% | 71.5% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 80.0% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 82.6% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.9% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 86.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 85.8% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 1970.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release