Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 76.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 76.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 85.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.3% | — |
| 1998 | 73.1% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 81.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 84.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 73.1% | 80.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 79.0% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 77.5% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 76.7% | 77.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 134 Greece 66.8% compare
- 135 New Zealand 65.7% compare
- 136 Costa Rica 65.7% compare
- 137 Turkey 65.4% compare
- 138 Mexico 65.1% compare
- 139 Rwanda 64.9% compare
- 140 Kazakhstan 64.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 76.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release