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

Latest (2024)
76.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.5%
in 2002
All-time low
73.1%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1997–2024

0204060801997201020241997: 76.3 %1998: 73.1 %1999: 80 %2000: 79 %2001: 81.2 %2002: 85.5 %2003: 84.9 %2004: 84.1 %2005: 83.9 %2006: 83.3 %2007: 82.4 %2008: 81.8 %2009: 81.2 %2010: 80.7 %2011: 81.1 %2012: 80.7 %2013: 78.5 %2014: 78.6 %2015: 78.1 %2016: 77.8 %2017: 77.6 %2018: 77.6 %2019: 77.5 %2020: 77.4 %2021: 77.5 %2022: 77.2 %2023: 76.9 %2024: 76.7 %

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

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1997 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 134 Greece 66.8% compare
  2. 135 New Zealand 65.7% compare
  3. 136 Costa Rica 65.7% compare
  4. 137 Turkey 65.4% compare
  5. 138 Mexico 65.1% compare
  6. 139 Rwanda 64.9% compare
  7. 140 Kazakhstan 64.3% compare

See the full ranking of 411 places →

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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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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release