Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 54.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2010–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 54.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 232.1% on the previous year and up 156.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 54.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2017.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.4% | — |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +232.1% |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 1 Liberia 79.5% compare
- 2 Eswatini 72.8% compare
- 3 Central African Republic 62.2%
- 4 Burkina Faso 59.2% compare
- 5 Madagascar 59.1% compare
- 6 Lesotho 58.9% compare
- 7 Namibia 55.5% compare
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 54.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2017.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 41 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/