Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 44.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44.7%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
56.2%
in 1997
All-time low
37.7%
in 2005
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024

02040601997201020241997: 56.2 %1998: 43.5 %1999: 42.1 %2000: 40 %2001: 38.9 %2002: 39.7 %2003: 39 %2004: 38.4 %2005: 37.7 %2006: 39.2 %2007: 39.6 %2008: 40.9 %2009: 42.5 %2010: 42.6 %2011: 41.4 %2012: 43.2 %2013: 42.2 %2014: 43.3 %2015: 45.9 %2016: 45 %2017: 48 %2018: 47.7 %2019: 48 %2020: 47.9 %2021: 46 %2022: 44.6 %2023: 44 %2024: 44.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 44.7%.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 56.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2005.

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 56.2%
1998 43.5% -22.6%
1999 42.1% -3.1%
2000 40.0% -5.1%
2001 38.9% -2.7%
2002 39.7% +2.0%
2003 39.0% -1.8%
2004 38.4% -1.6%
2005 37.7% -1.6%
2006 39.2% +3.7%
2007 39.6% +1.2%
2008 40.9% +3.1%
2009 42.5% +4.0%
2010 42.6% +0.3%
2011 41.4% -2.9%
2012 43.2% +4.5%
2013 42.2% -2.4%
2014 43.3% +2.7%
2015 45.9% +5.9%
2016 45.0% -2.1%
2017 48.0% +6.9%
2018 47.7% -0.8%
2019 48.0% +0.7%
2020 47.9% -0.3%
2021 46.0% -3.8%
2022 44.6% -3.2%
2023 44.0% -1.2%
2024 44.7% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.3% 42.1% 56.2% 3
2000s 39.6% 37.7% 42.5% 10
2010s 44.7% 41.4% 48.0% 10
2020s 45.4% 44.0% 47.9% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 13 Slovakia 68.1% compare
  2. 14 Finland 68.0% compare
  3. 15 Liechtenstein 66.4% compare
  4. 16 North Macedonia 64.5% compare
  5. 17 Switzerland 60.7% compare
  6. 18 Angola 59.4% compare
  7. 19 Aruba 57.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 44.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2005.
How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,250 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release