Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 76.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 76.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 86.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1998.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 148th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.8% | — |
| 1998 | 73.3% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 73.3% | 81.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 80.0% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 77.0% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 76.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 145 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 62.6% compare
- 146 Estonia 62.2% compare
- 147 Portugal 62.1% compare
- 148 China 61.7% compare
- 149 Kyrgyzstan 61.3% compare
- 150 El Salvador 60.9% compare
- 151 Spain 60.8% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 76.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1998.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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