Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 77.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
77.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.3%
in 2002
All-time low
73.4%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 77.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 86.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 1998.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 132nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.7% | — |
| 1998 | 73.4% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 86.3% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.8% | 73.4% | 80.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 79.5% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 77.9% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 129 Thailand 69.8% compare
- 130 Ecuador 69.2% compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 68.9% compare
- 132 Iceland 67.6% compare
- 133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 67.2% compare
- 134 Greece 66.8% compare
- 135 New Zealand 65.7% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 77.0% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 1998.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 132nd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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