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 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.6%
in 2002
All-time low
73.9%
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 87.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% 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 92.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 140th 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 | 73.9% | — |
| 1971 | 78.7% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 80.4% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 83.3% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 81.4% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 83.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 85.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 89.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 91.8% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.7% | 73.9% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 82.1% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 84.4% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.6% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 87.8% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.3% | 88.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
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 87.3% 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 92.6% 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 73.9% 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 140th 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 1.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release