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 76.0% 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 76.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% 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 86.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1998.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 133rd 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 77.5% | — |
| 1998 | 74.1% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 81.6% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 74.1% | 81.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 79.9% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 76.6% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 76.0% | 76.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 130 Andorra 64.0% compare
- 131 Philippines 63.5% compare
- 132 Mexico 63.2% compare
- 133 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 63.1% compare
- 134 Seychelles 62.6% compare
- 135 Israel 61.6% compare
- 136 Sweden 60.9% 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 76.0% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2003.
- 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 74.1% 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 133rd 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 2.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release