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 76.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
76.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.1%
in 2002
All-time low
72.7%
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
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 76.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% 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 86.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 1998.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 149th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.0% | — |
| 1998 | 72.7% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 79.7% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 84.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | 72.7% | 79.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 79.4% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 78.0% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.9% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 146 China 65.5% compare
- 147 Costa Rica 65.4% compare
- 148 France 64.4% compare
- 149 Belarus 63.2% compare
- 150 Moldova 63.0% compare
- 151 El Salvador 63.0% compare
- 152 New Zealand 63.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 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 76.9% 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 86.1% 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 72.7% 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 149th 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 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release