Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 76.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
76.6%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
117th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.7%
in 2003
All-time low
73.3%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America stood at 76.6%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 85.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Latin America 117th 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.4% | — |
| 1998 | 73.3% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.7% | 73.3% | 80.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 78.5% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 76.9% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.6% | 77.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 114 Dominican Republic 72.5% compare
- 115 Albania 71.6% compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 70.9% compare
- 117 Mozambique 70.2% compare
- 118 Ukraine 69.4% compare
- 119 Malta 69.0% compare
- 120 New Zealand 68.7% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America was 76.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release