Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 23.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 26.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2002.
That places MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.7% | — |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 20.0% | 26.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.5% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.9% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.5% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (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 secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 23.3% 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 and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2002.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 82nd 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 and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release