Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 23.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 23.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 27.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2002.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 78th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24.2% | — |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.4% | 27.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 13.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.1% | 23.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 23.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release