Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.3%
in 2002
All-time low
69.6%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America, 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 stood at 85.6%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America peaked at 92.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1970.
That places MDG: Latin America 194th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.6% | — |
| 1971 | 76.3% | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 80.6% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 82.5% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 79.8% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 80.5% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 80.1% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 80.1% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 79.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 90.7% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.2% | 69.6% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.5% | 79.4% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 82.4% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.7% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 86.6% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.6% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 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
- 197 Switzerland 71.2% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Latin America was 85.6% 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1970.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 194th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release