Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for was 62.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for in Latin America & Caribbean, 2009–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 62.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 62.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2009.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52.9% | — |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 52.9% | 62.2% | 9 |
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in Latin America & Caribbean was 62.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th out of 17 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical purposes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Internet for pedagogical purposes is defined as internet that is available for enhancing teaching and learning and is accessible by pupils. Internet is defined as a worldwide interconnected computer network, which provides pupils access to a number of communication services including the World Wide Web and carries e-mail, news, entertainment and data files, irrespective of the device used (i.e. not assumed to be only via a computer and thus can also be accessed by mobile telephone, tablet, PDA, games machine, digital TV etc.). Access can be via a fixed narrowband, fixed broadband, or via mobile network. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/