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 23.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 23.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 26.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2003.
That places MDG: Latin America 105th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.6% | — |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 19.8% | 26.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.3% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 19.2% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.6% | 23.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (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)
- 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)
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 23.4% 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 26.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2003.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 105th 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 up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release